Hurricane Humberto, Tropical Storm Imelda
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If Humberto becomes a major hurricane as expected, it will be the first time since 1935 when a season's first three storms were Category 3 or higher.
Humberto rapidly strengthened to a hurricane early Friday and is forecast to ramp up into a formidable major (Category 3 or stronger) hurricane this weekend, but it’s the disturbance to Humberto’s west that’s expected to develop and threaten the southeast U.
We now have the first track for Potential Tropical Cyclone 9, or what is expected to become Tropical Storm Imelda. Humberto is rapidly intensifying and is expected to become a major hurricane by Saturday.
Meteorologists have issued new alerts as two active tropical cyclones in the Atlantic raise the risk of a rare Fujiwhara Effect, where the systems could interact and potentially merge into a massive storm,
Tropical Storm Humberto is expected to become a major hurricane, while Invest 94L is forecast to become a tropical depression, NHC advised Sept. 25.