Humberto strengthens into a Category 5 hurricane, US NHC says

Rip currents and wind: Humberto, Imelda impact North Carolina coast while miles away

High rip currents, high surf, coastal flooding and strong wind gusts are expected along and off the coast.

Hurricane Imelda forms in the Caribbean, rains expected to slam US east coast this week

The storm has already killed two people, and is expected to become a hurricane Tuesday before returning to sea.

Storms pose no immediate threat to Florida

Hurricane Humberto is expected to produce dangerous surf for Bermuda and the U.S. East Coast this week while Tropical Storm Imelda is strengthening near the Bahamas, forecasters said.

Tropical Storm Imelda: Cape Canaveral residents worried about potential flooding as storm passed Florida's coast

Some 200 miles east of Florida's Atlantic Coast is Tropical Storm Imelda, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane. Several hundred miles east of Imelda is Hurricane Humberto, which was a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 140 mph on Monday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Rare Fujiwhara hurricane 'dance' could save East Coast from worst effects of Tropical Storm Imelda

Forecasters expect Hurricane Humberto to pull Tropical Storm Imelda away from landfall and into a Fujiwhara dance, but the East Coast is still set to experience heavy rains and life-threatening rip currents.