The National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m. Thursday update reported that Category 1 Hurricane Imelda is in the Atlantic Ocean, 170 miles east-northeast of Bermuda. With maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, the hurricane is moving east-northeast at 30 mph. Imelda is forecast to become an extratropical storm.

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Hurricane Humberto continues to churn in the western Atlantic as a major Category 4 storm, while Tropical Depression Nine has strengthened into Tropical Storm Imelda, threatening the Bahamas and potentially parts of the Southeastern U.S.

Article last updated: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, 2 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, 11 a.m. ET Article last updated: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, 8 p.m. ET System type: Hurricane, Category 2 System name: Imelda The National Hurricane Center's 8 p.m. Wednesday update reported that Imelda became a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 100 mph after intensifying from a Category 1 hurricane.