Powerful Hurricane Humberto Barrels Toward Bermuda, Threatens East Coast

As of September 30, 2025, Hurricane Humberto is a dangerous Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. The hurricane is currently moving north-northwest at 13 mph and is expected to pass west and then north of Bermuda on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Forecasters warn that Humberto will produce life-threatening surf and rip currents along much of the U.S. East Coast this week, though the storm is not currently a direct threat to land. The National Hurricane Center says swells generated by Humberto will begin affecting portions of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda in the coming days.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Imelda, a separate system located about 220 miles east-southeast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, could interact with the much larger and stronger Humberto in a rare Fujiwhara effect. This interaction is expected to help pull Imelda away from the Southeast U.S. and out to sea, potentially sparing the region from widespread flooding rainfall.

Governors in South Carolina and North Carolina have already declared states of emergency in advance of the potential heavy rainfall and storm surge conditions from these two systems.