As the tropical storm approaches hurricane strength and Hurricane Humberto intensifies, communities in the Bahamas, Bermuda, and along portions of the United States’ East Coast face increasing weather-related risks and disruptions during the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane season, which lasts until mid-October.

Tropical Storm Imelda is slowly getting its act together as it spins across the northwestern Bahamas, and forecasters say the storm could become Hurricane Imelda by Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Imelda dropped heavy rain in the Caribbean, including over Cuba where at least two people died.

Authorities in the Bahamas closed a majority of schools on Monday following mandatory evacuations for some islands in the archipelago as Tropical Storm Imelda was expected to drop heavy rain in the northern Caribbean, with landslides killing one man in Cuba.

Tropical Storm Imelda was expected to continue its path across the northwest Bahamas and eastern Cuba through Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Imelda brought heavy rains to the northern Caribbean, killing two in Cuba, forcing evacuations, school closures, and power outages in the Bahamas, while Bermuda braces for a double storm threat.

Authorities in the Bahamas closed most schools Monday as Tropical Storm Imelda dropped heavy rain in the northern Caribbean, including over Cuba where landslides killed at least one man.

Tropical Storm Imelda dropped heavy rain in the Caribbean, including over Cuba where landslides killed at least one man.