Tropical Storm Humberto is ‘gaining strength’ and expected to become hurricane

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTropical Storm Humberto is strengthening and is expected to become a hurricane in the central Atlantic, likely staying west of Bermuda. Another tropical storm, potentially named Imelda, is forecast to develop from thunderstorms in the northern Caribbean near the Bahamas this weekend. Meteorologists are monitoring the possibility of Humberto and the developing storm interacting via the Fujiwhara effect, where two storms orbit a common center. Scenarios for this interaction range from Humberto pulling a weaker storm out to sea to a stronger developing storm threatening the Southeast US. Despite the potential for interaction, experts suggest a full “dance” or merger is less probable due to the developing storm's apparent weaker strength and distance from Humberto. In fullTropical Storm Humberto could merge with another developing storm causing a Fujiwhara effectThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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