Article first published: Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, 4 a.m. ET

System type: Hurricane, Category 1

System name: Imelda

According to the National Hurricane Center’s 4 a.m. Thursday advisory, Category 1 Hurricane Imelda is in the Atlantic Ocean, 170 miles east-northeast of Bermuda. Packing maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, the hurricane is tracking to the east-northeast at 30 mph.

Imelda is forecast to become an extratropical storm.

Yesterday (Wednesday)

Imelda changed first into a Category 2 hurricane and then into a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph.

Changes with this advisory

The Meteorological Service of Bermuda has changed the Hurricane Warning for Bermuda to a Tropical Storm Warning.

Watches and warnings currently in effect

• Tropical Storm Warning for Bermuda

Meaning of the different watches and warnings

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case during the next few hours.

Hazards affecting land

Wind. Tropical storm conditions are expected on Bermuda for the next few hours.

Rainfall. Lingering showers across Bermuda could produce up to an inch (25 mm) of additional rainfall through today.

Storm surge. Storm surge flooding on Bermuda should subside today.

Surf. Swells generated by Imelda are affecting the Bahamas, Bermuda, and much of the U.S. East Coast. Swells from Imelda will spread toward the Greater Antilles and northern Leeward Islands on Friday and continue through the weekend. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

A depiction of rip current risk for the United States can be found at: hurricanes.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?ripCurrents

Source: National Hurricane Center