A semipermanent area of high pressure located over Bermuda in summer and fall that steers many storm systems westward across the Atlantic.
Compare with Azores High
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- The Bermuda High can stretch more than 2,000 miles across and rise thousands of feet into the atmosphere.
- The jet stream also aided the Bermuda High in steering major storm systems well to the north of Virginia.
- If the Bermuda High occurs north and west of its normal location, drought can occur.
- The Bermuda High is an area of high pressure that forms over the Atlantic Ocean during the hurricane season.
- Tropical storms typically form south of the Bermuda High and move westward.