While Tropical Storm Imelda will not be making landfall in the United States, forecasters predict that the storm will strengthen into a Hurricane by Tuesday, skirting close to the Southeast coast with heavy rain, strong winds, high surf, rip currents and isolated flash or coastal flooding. Imelda, the ninth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, had maximum sustained winds of 60 mph, per the National Hurricane Center.
As Imelda moved north bring rain to the Carolinas on Monday, it will continue towards the Carolinas and Virginia by Tuesday, where it id forecast to bring 1 to 2 inches of rain to the South Carolina/North Carolina border. The Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina, areas may see upwards of 2-4 inches.
From Florida to North Carolina. Dangerous ocean conditions are also forecast with rip currents are expected for much of the East Coast and high surf alerts are in place. Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina could see waves reaching 5 to 10 feet hrough Thursday morning. with waves reaching 11 feet in northern Florida and southern Georgia on Tuesday. In addition, a wind advisory was put into place on Monday for the Central Florida coast, affecting Melbourne, Palm Bay and Port St. Lucie.
After Tuesday, Imelda is expected to take a steep turn northeast and head toward Bermuda, where it is predicted to arrive as a hurricane on Thursday morning.
Meanwhile, forecasters are also watching Humberto, a Category 4 hurricane, that will bring heavy rain to Bermuda on Tuesday. Humberto will then continue to move northeast out into the Atlantic. (per NBC News).
According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Hurricane Humberto is also expected to produce dangerous surf for Bermuda and the U.S. East Coast, all while Imelda strengthens near the Bahamas. Humberto was a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic on Monday, with a Tropical Storm Watch was in effect for Bermuda.
Humberto is predicted to gradually turn before accelerating east-northeast by late Tuesday or early Wednesday, and is forecast to remain a dangerous major hurricane over the next few days.
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