Spotty Rain Chances From Imelda linger...when a Refreshing Change Arrives in SE Georgia, Lowcountry
Hurricane Humberto's stronger circulation is steering Tropical Storm Imelda away from the U.S. coast, reducing flooding risks while Florida and the Carolinas still face heavy rain and high surf.
- On Monday, Tropical Storm Imelda shifted farther from the Southeast U.S., with models showing it avoiding landfall, a change forecasters say is good news for the eastern United States.
- Hurricane Humberto is expected to drag Tropical Storm Imelda out to sea, with forecasters describing a Fujiwhara-type interaction steering Imelda northeast away from the U.S. coast.
- National Hurricane Center forecasters say Hurricane Humberto is a Category 4 with 145 mph winds, while Tropical Storm Imelda centers near 27.7N, 77.3W with 986 mb pressure and 65 mph winds.
- Forecasters warn heavy rains, high surf, and flooding will affect Florida and the Carolinas, while a Hurricane Watch and Tropical Storm Warning remain for the extreme northwestern Bahamas.
- By Tuesday, Tropical Storm Imelda is forecast to become a hurricane and turn east-northeast while Hurricane Humberto moves west of Bermuda and curves out to sea.
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Hurricane Humberto May Have Done the Southeast a Big Favor
A powerful Atlantic hurricane may have just saved the Southeast from disaster. Forecasters say Hurricane Humberto's movement over open ocean is steering Tropical Storm Imelda away from the US, likely sparing the Carolinas and surrounding states from potentially severe flooding, the Washington Post reports. Imelda is expected to become a...
Why Hurricane Humberto may have an impact on Tropical Storm Imelda
The Atlantic has been busy over the weekend, as Hurricane Humberto was deemed a major hurricane on September 26th once it reached category 3 strength by the afternoon hours. The next day, September 27th, it rapidly strengthened to a category 5 hurricane. This storm was producing sustained winds up to 160 mph. As of today, Humberto remains a category 4 hurricane, producing sustained winds of up to 140 mph and continuing to move north slowly. This…
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