Tropical Storm Leslie Spied Over Bermuda A NASA satellite caught
this image of Tropical Storm Leslie as it passed over Bermuda on
Sept. 9, 2012. NASA's Terra satellite captured a stunning shot
of Tropical Storm Leslie as it moved over Bermuda out in the
Atlantic Ocean yesterday (Sept. 9). As the center of the storm
passed to the east of the island, Leslie had maximum sustained
winds of 60 mph (95 kph), making it a strong tropical storm. The
storm's winds have held at this speed today. While Leslie was
slow-moving for much of last week, even stalling out at points,
it will begin to move faster as it moves farther northward. It
is currently headed on a northeast-ward track that has it
impacting Newfoundland then moving on to the east of Greenland.
There is a hurricane watch and tropical storm warnings in effect
for parts of Newfoundland. Leslie is expected to move over the
Canadian island on Tuesday morning. By this time it is expected
to have become an extratropical cyclone — one that has both
moved poleward a