Imelda, National Hurricane Center
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Hurricane Humberto, which had been racing ahead of Imelda, dissipated Wednesday after passing west of Bermuda on Tuesday. Its remnants were named Storm Amy by U.K. forecasters, who warned it would affect much of Ireland and the U.K. starting Friday.
Imelda was upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane on Tuesday and threatened to bring hurricane conditions to Bermuda by Wednesday evening.
Hurricane Imelda on Wednesday took aim at Bermuda having intensified into a Category 2 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center, and by evening the agency said it expects a tropical wave
Hurricane Imelda became a Category 2 storm on Wednesday as it closed in on Bermuda. A hurricane warning remained in effect for Bermuda, and forecasters warned Imelda will move near or over the island tonight or early Thursday.
A day after forming as the fourth hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic Ocean season, Hurricane Imelda had officially become stronger than Humberto Wednesday morning as it took aim at Bermuda, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Hurricane Imelda is now closing in on Bermuda, just one day after Hurricane Humberto brushed the islands on Tuesday. And as of 11 a.m., the National Hurricane Center has issued its final advisory on Humberto, which has weakened and is no longer classified as a hurricane.
Hurricane Imelda is nearly on top of Bermuda as a Category 2 storm that forecasters have warned is expected to bring potentially destructive weather to the British territory.
Warnings of coastal flooding, rip currents and high surf from storms have been issued for the coast this week. Conditions should change soon.
While Imelda is expected to move away from Florida and the United States, dangerous beach conditions, including rough surf, high seas and life-threatening rip currents are expected to continue spreading from Florida north to much of the U.S. east coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.