Tropical Storm Imelda, which formed in the Atlantic on Sunday, strengthened slightly overnight, according to forecasters.
Sept. 29 Tropical Storm Imelda, which formed in the Atlantic on Sunday, strengthened slightly overnight, according to forecasters, who said recent modeling showed the risk of dangerous wind impacts along the southeastern U.S. coast was diminishing.
Imelda, the ninth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, up 5 mph from late Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said in its 2 a.m. EDT update.
It was located about 130 miles northwest of the Central Bahamas and about 315 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral, Fla.
