ORLANDO, Fla. – Tropical Depression Nine has become Tropical Storm Imelda as of the National Hurricane Center’s 2 p.m. advisory Sunday.
At that time, Tropical Storm Imelda was located about 95 miles west-northwest of the central Bahamas and about 370 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral, according to the NHC. The storm is said to have maximum sustained wind speeds of 40 mph, moving north at 7 mph.
The tropical storm watches that were issued for Brevard and Flagler Counties have been canceled, but don’t let your guard down just yet. As of Monday, a high surf advisory and wind advisory will be in effect.
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A faster motion to the north is expected later Sunday and continuing through Monday, the advisory states, adding the center of the system is expected to move across the central and northwestern Bahamas through the evening before turning east-northeastward and moving away from the southeastern U.S. by midweek.
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Tropical-storm conditions are possible in the watch area along Florida’s Atlantic coast on Monday, according to the NHC. There’s also some potential coastal flooding to look out for, with water expected to reach as high as 1 to 2 feet above ground from the Volusia/Brevard County line to Santee River, South Carolina, if the surge occurs over the next several high-tide cycles, the NHC said.
Swells generated by the tropical storm and neighboring Hurricane Humberto will affect portions of the Bahamas this weekend and spread to the east coast of the U.S. early this week, expected to cause life-threatening surf and rip currents, the advisory states.