Hurricane Imelda strengthened into a Category 1 storm Tuesday as it tracked away from the U.S. Southeast coast, while its twin, Hurricane Humberto, churned nearby in the Atlantic.
Together, the storms are fueling dangerous rip currents, flooding, and beach erosion along the East Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.
#BREAKING "That's Hurricane Imelda, to you." The National Hurricane Center has upped the winds enough to be considered a weak category 1 hurricane with the latest update pic.twitter.com/gqa7v3sIJG
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Bermuda faces the rare prospect of being struck by both storms in quick succession. Humberto, once a powerful Category 5, is now a large Category 2 and is passing west of the islands.
Imelda is expected to come even closer, with a possible landfall midweek bringing heavy rain and damaging winds.
Tropical Storm Imelda and Hurricane Humberto are being monitored for potential impacts along the Southeast coast. NewsNation meteorologist @MaxTsaparis has the latest developments. More: https://t.co/qwyEe3V5nB pic.twitter.com/xYfQweH7CD
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Imelda has already left a deadly toll. Two people were killed in Cuba, and a man drowned off Florida’s coast due to rip currents, authorities said. While the U.S. has avoided hurricane landfalls so far this year, forecasters warn the Atlantic season remains unusually active.
