Hurricane Imelda is churning away in the Atlantic as a Category 2 storm, leading to high surf, dangerous rip currents, and potential flooding across Florida's coastline this week

Article last updated: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, 8 p.m. ET

Imelda formed alongside Hurricane Humberto, which had weakened to a Category 2 storm by Tuesday morning after undergoing rapid intensification over the weekend. Humberto and Imelda follow hurricanes Erin and Gabrielle. As of 7 a.m. Tuesday, Imelda was 180 miles north of Great Abaco and moving northeast at 7 mph.

Carnival Elation has become the ninth ship in the fleet to be impacted by the Atlantic hurricanes. The five-night September 29 sailing out of Jacksonville, Florida, is no longer heading to Princess Cays in the Bahamas on October 1. That will be a call to Nassau instead. The rest of the itinerary is as normal.

The National Hurricane Center's 2 a.m. Thursday update reported that Category 1 Hurricane Imelda is in the Atlantic Ocean, 80 miles east-northeast of Bermuda. With maximum sustained winds of 90 mph, the hurricane is moving east-northeast at 30 mph.

Hurricane Imelda formed off the southeastern U.S. coast on Tuesday morning, and forecasters say the deadly storm will likely strengthen and could become a Category 2 hurricane as it approaches Bermuda later this week.

Hurricane Imelda is expected to continue strengthening as it moves away from Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue crews remain on alert as Tropical Storm Imelda brings rough surf and gusty winds.