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Imelda Forms Near the Bahamas as Category 5 Humberto Churns Offshore

Hazardous surf with rip currents is expected along the Southeast coast early this week.

Tropical Depression Nine is expected to become Hurricane Imelda, potentially tracking along Florida’s east coast Monday and reaching the Carolinas by midweek.
Humberto will likely remain a powerful major hurricane for the next several days. (Representaive image)
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Overview

  • Tropical Storm Imelda reached 40 mph Sunday night, located about 125 miles northwest of the Central Bahamas and 320 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral while moving north at 9 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
  • Forecasters expect Imelda to strengthen into a hurricane by late Monday or Tuesday, cross the central and northwestern Bahamas, then turn east-northeast away from the southeastern United States by midweek.
  • Tropical storm warnings are in effect for parts of the Bahamas, and earlier U.S. advisories placed tropical-storm watches along stretches of Florida’s east coast and nearby Georgia–Florida coastal areas.
  • Coastal southern North Carolina could receive 2 to 4 inches of rain with a local maximum near 6 inches through Tuesday, as swells from Imelda and Humberto generate life-threatening surf and rip currents along the Southeast.
  • Humberto has 160 mph winds and is expected to remain a powerful major hurricane offshore, sending large waves toward the U.S. East Coast beginning Monday.