Imelda also is pelting the coastal area of southeast North Carolina with rain that forecasters say could lead to flooding.

Imelda has become a hurricane as it moves away from the Bahamas, the National Hurricane Center announced Tuesday. Located about 735 miles west-southwest of Bermuda, Imelda is

Names are retired if they are so deadly or costly that the future use of the name would be inappropriate for reasons of sensitivity, NOAA said.

Authorities in the Bahamas have closed a majority of schools following mandatory evacuations for some islands in the archipelago as Tropical Storm Imelda drops heavy rain and unleashes flooding in the northern Caribbean,

Wilmington-area residents need to stay alert and be prepared as tropical weather conditions could reach the area early next week.

Hurricane Imelda formed Tuesday morning in the western Atlantic Ocean, becoming the fourth hurricane of the year, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Imelda, a Category 1 storm with sustained winds of 75 mph,

Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, 5 a.m. ET Article last updated: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, 2 p.m. ET The National Hurricane Center's 2 p.m. Tuesday update reported that Imelda found new strength and has evolved from a tropical storm into a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph.