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Article first published: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, 5 a.m. ET Article last updated: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, 8 p.m. ET
While it's not forecast to make landfall in the U.S., Imelda is expected to bring heavy rain and dangerous surf from Florida to North Carolina.
Tropical Storm Imelda strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.
Article last updated: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, 2 a.m. ET
By Tuesday, it is expected to approach the Georgia and South Carolina coasts, potentially as a strong tropical storm or Category 1 hurricane. Due to no landfall expected, the flooding threat is now lower. That said, an isolated flood threat exists from the NC coast to the Triangle.
The FOX 35 Storm Team has designated Monday as a Weather Impact Day, as Tropical Storm Imelda moves north, parallel to Florida's East Coast, bringing multiple rounds of waves and rain. Emergency Management suggests residents with boats in marinas should take pre-emptive actions to secure their vessels.
Authorities in the Bahamas closed most schools on Monday as Tropical Storm Imelda dropped heavy rain in the northern Caribbean, including over Cuba where two people died as a result of the storm. The storm was located about 165 miles north of Great Abaco Island of the Bahamas,
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Tropical Storm Imelda will arrive soon, and its path has shifted in a less ominous direction
A big change in the track for Tropical Depression Nine has made the forecast less ominous for the Southeast, but the storm will still be felt there.