MIAMI – Hurricane Imelda formed off the southeastern U.S. coast on Tuesday, and forecasters say the storm will continue to send massive waves crashing onshore, leading to deadly rip currents at beaches up and down the East Coast from Florida to New England.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said that maximum sustained winds within Hurricane Imelda reached 75 mph, officially designating the former tropical storm as a Category 1 hurricane.
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As of the latest advisory from the NHC, Hurricane Imelda is currently located about 750 miles west-southwest of Bermuda and was moving off to the northeast at 7 mph.
The good news is that Hurricane Imelda isn’t forecast to make landfall in the U.S., but impacts from the storm will be experienced from Florida to the Northeast as the hurricane moves farther away from the coast.
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Hurricane Imelda has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph with some higher gusts, and the NHC said the storm is forecast to continue to strengthen.
According to the latest information from the NHC, Hurricane Imelda could strengthen into a strong Category 1 hurricane and approach Category 2 strength.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.
