The outer bands of Hurricane Humberto are lashing Bermuda ahead of a more direct pass from the stronger Hurricane Imelda on the tiny British territory.
Tropical Storm Imelda has formed near the Bahamas and is forecast to become a hurricane curving away from the southeast U.S. seacoast early this week.
Crews have been preparing for a weather system forecast to hit South Carolina as a hurricane early next week.
CNN Weather(CNN) - Jerry has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center's latest advisory. The storm is the 10th named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season and follows Hurricane Humberto and Tropical Storm Imelda, the remnants of which are causing flooding in southeastern Texas on Thursday. Hurricane Jerry had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph -- just barely Category 1 level -- as of 11 a.m. Thursday. At that time, the storm was about 490 miles east of the Leeward Islands and headed west-northwest at 16 mph, the hurricane center said. The storm would then pass north of Puerto Rico on Saturday and the southeastern Bahamas on Sunday, the hurricane center said.
Hurricane Humberto is moving out of the Bermuda area and is expected to weaken. HAMILTON, Bermuda - Bermuda will be feeling only some leftover winds Thursday as Hurricane Humberto keeps moving further into the Atlantic. By early Thursday, the center had discontinued all warnings for Bermuda as Humberto churned about 195 miles north northeast of Bermuda. Humberto is one of three stormsThe hurricane is one of three storms drawing attention in the Atlantic basin this week. Meantime, Tropical Storm Jerry, brewing in the Atlantic, is expected to become a hurricane by the time it reaches the northern Leeward Islands on Friday, the hurricane center said.
With wind speeds of 100 mph -- and gusts up to 120 mph -- the Category 2 storm could still become a major hurricane before it comes dangerously close Wednesday night to Bermuda. The hurricane will pass less than 100 miles north of the island territory, according to the current forecast track from the National Hurricane Center, which noted Tuesday at 11 a.m. A tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch have been issued by the Bermuda Weather Service. Only 21 hurricanes have passed within 100 miles of Bermuda over the past 100 years. The last hurricane to make landfall in Bermuda was Hurricane Gonzalo in 2014.
Humberto reaches hurricane strength as it churns eastward across the Atlantic. FREEPORT, Bahamas - Humberto has been upgraded to a hurricane as it moves further east into the Atlantic Ocean and away from land. The Bahamas dodged the brunt of Humberto as it passed by Saturday with sustained winds around 70 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm picked up speed as it moved away from the islands and strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane, with winds of 75 mph, Sunday night, the center said. Hurricane Humberto is about 785 miles west of Bermuda and moving northeast at 3 mph, the hurricane center said late Sunday.