US EditionBermuda Braces for Hurricane Imelda as Humberto Continues to Weaken in Atlantic
Imelda is expected to make direct landfall in Bermuda with hurricane conditions and 2-4 inches of rain, while both storms cause dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast.
- On Tuesday, Hurricane Humberto's outer bands lashed Bermuda as Humberto and Hurricane Imelda produced high surf and dangerous rip currents along the U.S. East Coast, with a hurricane warning in effect for Bermuda, forecasters said.
- Humberto's influence shifted Imelda's path as a rare Fujiwhara interaction formed about 600 miles apart, breaking down the Bermuda High and pulling Imelda east.
- Experts noted the unusually tight spacing as Humberto and Imelda were about 450 miles apart, while Humberto rapidly intensified from 65 to 145 mph last Friday.
- Bermuda's minister warned of prolonged hurricane-force winds as Michael Weeks said the island could endure sustained winds for six hours starting late Wednesday, with closures ordered by the Government of Bermuda.
- Swells will persist along coasts for the next several days as Humberto's remnants feed a North Atlantic storm set to impact Ireland and the U.K. Friday into Saturday.
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