Tropical Storm Humberto forms in the Atlantic

Humberto, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by the end of September, may be heading toward Bermuda.

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00:00As of 5 PM, we have tropical storm Umberto. It's this area highlighted here. This is the second

00:06tropical wave that we think could become tropical storm Imelda, which I know this is a little

00:11confusing. We have two areas at once so close together. So let's break down our forecast and

00:17what we think could happen and what we're still watching because some of this is not finalized

00:21yet because they're so close together. One kind of plays off the other and determines exactly the

00:27path it takes and the intensity. So Umberto is what we're a little bit more confident in. We have

00:32the track we think it takes getting to hurricane status by the end of the weekend early next week.

00:36You'll notice we are close to the east coast of the U.S. Bermuda, you're going to get those direct

00:43impacts, increased rain and thunderstorms, tropical storm force winds at the least. It's not a direct

00:49hit, but then for the east coast of the U.S., at the very least, we have rip currents, those coastal

00:54hazards, maybe some coastal flooding. It's actually the second wave that could spell more trouble for

00:59us in the U.S. Here it is where we are highlighting and you can see why the Bahamas are certainly a

01:05target for impacts here. But over the next couple days, that's when we think we could end up with

01:09tropical storm Imelda. I know we had a lull for such a long period and then now we're talking about

01:14one right after the other. We've marked this for a high chance of development here. Now let's break down

01:19the scenarios of what could happen here because like I mentioned, they're so close together

01:24that one kind of determines what happens with the other. So we have Umberto. Scenario one is that our

01:30tropical wave is actually absorbed into Umberto's storm system. That would mean little chance of

01:38impacts or at least direct impacts to the U.S. Still the rough seas, the rip currents, the coastal

01:43hazards, that's not going away. Now there's a second scenario, a second option of what could

01:49happen here. We have Umberto. It's going to be moving to the northwest and then eventually making

01:54a turn to the north. We could see this other storm system strengthen into a tropical storm

01:59or a tropical depression and then they just remain separate but very close together. This would mean

02:05more potential for direct U.S. impacts. So check back with us off in the next couple days for the latest

02:10forecast.