Tropical Storm Imelda grew stronger as it slogged through the Bahamas on Monday projected to become the season’s next hurricane, but its effects on Florida were diminished, according to the

The National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m. Tuesday update reported that Tropical Storm Imelda is in the Atlantic Ocean, 165 miles north of Great Abaco Island and 755 miles west-southwest of Bermuda. Packing maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, it is tracking northeast at 7 mph. Imelda is expected to become a hurricane on Wednesday.

Octave was a tropical storm in the North Pacific Ocean Tuesday morning Pacific time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Octave is the 15th named storm to form in the Eastern Pacific in 2025.

Article last updated: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, 2 a.m. ET

Anticipated rainfall totals have reduced “drastically” since the weekend. Significant coastal flooding is unlikely for Beaufort County.

A pair of storms will keep things stirred up along the Atlantic Coast. Fortunately, a direct U.S. hit from either storm is not in the forecast.

Heavy rain and strong winds from the former Typhoon Bualoi have flooded roads, knocked off roofs and caused at least nine deaths in central Vietnam before moving into Laos.