Hurricane Imelda is expected to continue strengthening as it moves away from Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The storm is forecast to bring hurricane-force winds, damaging waves and flash flooding to Bermuda Wednesday, Oct. 1.
Imelda is not only stronger Wednesday, with winds of 90 mph, but is moving much faster. On Sept. 30, Imelda was meandering along Florida’s coast at 7 to 9 mph. Wednesday, it’s moving at 21 mph.
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Impacts from both hurricanes in the Atlantic — Humberto and Imelda — will continue to be felt along the East Coast this week. Already, five homes collapsed on the Outer Banks as a result of the storm’s impacts.
Swells generated by Hurricane Imelda and Hurricane Humberto are affecting the U.S. east coast and the Bahamas, bringing life-threatening surf and rip currents. Officials are warning people to stay out of the water.
Imelda is the fourth hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
Highlights on what Hurricane Imelda is doing now
Special note on the NHC cone: The forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm. It does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts, and the center of the storm is likely to travel outside the cone up to 33% of the time.
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Location: 542 miles east of Daytona Beach; 395 miles west-southwest of Bermuda
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Maximum sustained winds: 90 mph
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Movement: east-northeast at 21 mph
Hurricane Imelda spaghetti models, path
Special note about spaghetti models: Illustrations include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created equal. The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest performing models to help make its forecasts.
What to know about Hurricane Imelda
At 8 a.m., the center of Hurricane Imelda was located near latitude 30.7 North, longitude 71.3 West.
Imelda is moving toward the east-northeast near 21 mph. A much faster east-northeast to northeast motion is expected over the next couple of days.
On the forecast track, the core of the hurricane will be near Bermuda this afternoon or evening and move away from the island by Thursday afternoon, Oct. 2.
Maximum sustained winds are near 90 mph, with higher gusts.
Imelda is expected to be stronger, near Category 2 strength, when it passes close to Bermuda late today. Imelda is then expected to become an extratropical low in a couple of days, with gradual weakening thereafter.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 230 miles.
Is there a hurricane coming toward South Carolina?
No. Hurricane Imelda will shift eastward, although some impacts are expected, including rainfall, coastal flooding and high rip and surf.
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Where is Tropical Storm Imelda expected to make landfall?
Imelda is not expected to make landfall in South Carolina or the U.S.
The storm is expected to be pulled away from the East Coast, near South Carolina, and the U.S. by Hurricane Humberto to its east and pushed by a system of high pressure building over the northeastern U.S.
What impacts will Hurricane Imelda have on South Carolina?
Although Imelda is expected to remain offshore, indirect impacts include:
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Storm total rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches with local maxima of 4 inches are expected through Tuesday across northeast Florida, coastal South Carolina and coastal sections of southeast North Carolina. This rainfall could result in isolated flash and urban flooding.
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Storm surge from the Volusia/Brevard County line in Florida to the South Santee River in South Carolina could be 1 to 2 feet.
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Swells generated by Imelda are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
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A high risk for life-threatening rip currents.
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Coastal flooding in the Outer Banks.
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Highway 12 may also become impassable in some parts along the coast.
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Brandi D. Addison covers weather across the United States as the Weather Connect Reporter for the USA TODAY Network. She can be reached at baddison@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Where is Hurricane Imelda? Storm impacts on South Carolina
