On September 9, the hurricane was expected to pass near Bermuda and produce hurricane force winds over the island.
It began moving north, and then northeast as it passed Bermuda and strengthened into a hurricane.
The hurricane became extratropical soon after it passed Bermuda.
It passed near Bermuda early on November 12 while a strong Category 1 hurricane.
Twelve hours later, the storm strengthened into a hurricane, shortly before passing near Bermuda.
Hurricane Two headed across the Atlantic but then curved north and passed near Bermuda.
After passing Bermuda and reaching hurricane strength, the storm turned north and slowed down.
Florence accelerated northeastward, reaching peak winds as a hurricane after passing near Bermuda.
Since the storm was not expected to be strong when it passed Bermuda, islanders were caught off guard by the 90 mph (150 km/h) winds.
The hurricane moved rapidly northeastward, passing Bermuda to the south and becoming extratropical on the 20th.