Cape Hatteras National Seashore as a high tide pounded the beach and washed over dunes in Buxton, the park service said. A sixth house collapsed around 11 p.m. The large waves and high seas from hurricanes Imelda and Humberto are forecast to linger for a few more days.

The last day of September reached the low- to mid-70s in Greater Boston, a warmer-than-average finish to the month. High pressure brought mostly sunny skies with a noticeable uptick in wind speeds as former Hurricane Humberto approached New England;

Hurricane Humberto's swells will probably cause "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions," the National Hurricane Center warned.

Hurricane Humberto, a Category 1 storm, is not expected to make landfall in the U.S., but the East Coast could still see some impacts.

The National Hurricane Center's 11 a.m. Wednesday advisory reported that Category 1 Hurricane Humberto is in the Atlantic Ocean, 280 miles north-northwest of Bermuda. With maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, the hurricane is moving to the northeast at 14 mph.

Imelda is expected to strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane as it approaches the small island. The storm is currently 395 miles west-southwest of Bermuda and is moving east-northeast at 21 mph, according to an 8 a.m. bulletin from the National Hurricane Center.

While Hurricanes Imelda and Humberto pursue their “rare” relationship in the North Atlantic, the Philadelphia region will be experiencing some of the backlash. The twin storms continue to churn the ocean while they pull way,

Article last updated: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, 5 p.m. ET