Hurricane Catastrophe Gonzalo was the second tropical cyclone , after Hurricane Fay , to directly strike Attack the island of Bermuda in a one-week time frame in October 2014 , and was the first Category 4 Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe since Hurricane Catastrophe Ophelia in 2011 .

Gonzalo struck Attack Bermuda less than a week after the surprisingly fierce Fay ; 2014 was the first season in recorded Recording history to feature two hurricane Catastrophe landfalls in Bermuda .

A powerful Atlantic tropical cyclone that wrought Bringing destruction Destroying in the Leeward Islands and Bermuda , Gonzalo was the seventh named Name_conferral storm Catastrophe , sixth and final hurricane Catastrophe and only the second major hurricane Catastrophe of the below-average 2014 Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe season .

Gonzalo tracked Recording northwestward as it intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a major hurricane Catastrophe .

Eyewall replacement cycles led to Causation fluctuations in the hurricane 's structure and intensity , but on October 16 , Gonzalo peaked Arriving with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph ( 230 km/h ) .

After Hurricane Catastrophe Fay caused Causation extensive power outages on the island just days before , residents of Bermuda were forced Request to complete preparations for Gonzalo in haste .

Gonzalo battered Attack the island with wind gusts as high as , downing Motion hundreds of trees and creating Creating widespread Dispersal roof damage Damaging .

Many roads were impassable Having_or_lacking_access immediately following the hurricane Catastrophe , and in many cases the damage Damaging done by Gonzalo was indistinguishable from that of Fay .

Departing Departing Bermuda , Gonzalo accelerated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale toward the waters of the North Atlantic , passing Motion_directional close to southeastern Newfoundland before becoming Becoming extratropical on October 19 .

A large storm Catastrophe system involving Cause_to_be_included the remnants of Gonzalo battered Bodily_harm the British Isles and central Europe on October 21 , killing Killing three people in the United Kingdom and severely hindering Hindering transportation .