Tropical Storm Imelda, Florida and Hurricane Humberto
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Hurricane Humberto showed rapid intensification and became a Category 5 storm at the 5 p.m. Saturday advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Humberto is now a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
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Imelda expected to become a hurricane as it moves away from Florida
Imelda is expected to become a hurricane as it moves away from the United States. Hurricane Humberto is expected to draw Imelda away from the United States. Imelda may hit Bermuda as it heads out to sea. TAMPA, Fla. - FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg is keeping a close eye on Imelda, which became a tropical storm on Sunday.
Tropical Storm Imelda is strengthening and is expected to become a hurricane by Tuesday as it moves off the Southeast coast, kicking up dangerous surf, rip currents, coastal flooding and beach erosion from Florida through the Carolinas.
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Hurricane Humberto: Will it hit Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas? Landfall timeline and forecasts
Hurricane Humberto is now a Category 5 storm, and Tropical Depression Nine is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Tuesday, according to forecasts.
Hurricane Humberto is expected to make a close pass of Bermuda early this week. Humberto has 145 mph winds but expected to continue to weaken after reaching Category 5 strength over the weekend.
At 5 p.m. Saturday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Humberto found new strength and had evolved from a Category 4 hurricane into a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph.