Humberto and Imelda

 Ok, a little premature to call it Imelda just yet, but the current Tropical Depression will be Tropical Storm Imelda real soon...while Humberto is already a Hurricane.  Let's look back a week to see how we got to where we are now...

 On Saturday the 20th of September Hurricane Gabrielle was still a Tropical Storm, and a new yellow disturbance had just come off of Africa.  Hurricane Gabriella was headed north, and then East, so it was not a concern to us.

 

The very next day (Sunday) the yellow area turned to Orange, another yellow area developed to the west of the orange disturbance, and Gabrielle was now a Hurricane, but moving north with a forecast of moving North-East.

 The very next day (Monday), the Orange turned to Red, and the Yellow turned to Orange.  Now this has my attention...

Fast forward to today, we have lost Gabrielle, which died off in the cold waters of the Atlantic.  Humberto, which was a Tropical Storm yesterday, is now a Hurricane.  The other disturbance is now Tropical Depression Nine, soon to be Tropical Storm Imelda, and soon after that, Hurricane Imelda.  Now, let's see just where these two storms are headed...
 

 

Humberto is forecast to head North-West, turn, and head up into the Atlantic where it will die in a few days.  The only land mass which will be highly impacted is Bermuda.

 

The future Imelda is more problematic.  Anytime I see a Hurricane's forecast to head straight for land, and then abruptly take a right hand turn...that is definitely one to watch.  If that turn does not take place, South and North Carolina are in for a direct hit.  As it goes along the coast of Florida, it is going to cause flooding, rip-tides, and probably a few tornadoes.  Good news for now, no developments in the Gulf, the Caribbean, and nothing more off Africa.  Imelda id going to be the major concern for now...not for us in the Tampa Area, but for the East Coast and many of the Islands along its path.