Hurricane Imelda

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Hurricane Imelda ( ee-MEL-dah) was a moderately strong tropical cyclone that caused significant impacts in the Greater Antilles before affecting the Bahamas and Bermuda from late September to early October 2025. The ninth named storm and fourth hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, the system was the only one of the season's five hurricanes to not become a major hurricane. It formed between Cuba and the Lucayan Archipelago on September 27, although the National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories on the weather disturbance a day prior, when it was still considered to be a potential tropical cyclone. Imelda would progress north, strengthening as it traversed the Bahamas, before becoming a hurricane, and making a sharp eastward turn driven by a combination of atmospheric steering currents and interaction with Hurricane Humberto. Later Imelda hit Bermuda with hurricane-force winds, heavy rain, and rough surf. Prior to development, Imelda had already caused significant rainfall...

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