Hurricane Imelda Moving Away From Bermuda – Danger Still Looms!!

MIAMI, United States – The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) has reported that Hurricane Imelda is quickly moving away from Bermuda this Thursday and is expected to become extra-tropical later in the day.

At 11:00 a.m., the storm – packing maximum sustained winds of 85 mph – was located about 170 miles east-northeast of Bermuda, moving rapidly towards the east-northeast at 30 mph.

The Meteorological Service of Bermuda has downgraded the Hurricane Warning to a Tropical Storm Warning, meaning tropical storm-force conditions are still expected over the next few hours.

Authorities on the island say the worst of Hurricane Imelda has passed, but powerful hurricane-force winds and dangerous gusts continue to whip the area. Residents have been strongly advised to remain indoors until the Emergency Measures Organisation (EMO) gives the all-clear.

According to the NHC, Imelda is forecast to continue on a northeastward track into Friday and Saturday, moving farther away from Bermuda. However, they caution that dangerous swells generated by the system are already affecting the Bahamas, Bermuda, and much of the U.S. East Coast.

By Friday, these swells are expected to spread toward the Greater Antilles and the northern Leeward Islands, continuing through the weekend.

The NHC has warned that the swells will likely cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions across affected regions.