The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is closely monitoring Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 in the Atlantic, which is expected to become Tropical Storm Imelda in the coming days.

A tropical disturbance near the Ragged Islands in the Bahamas is showing signs of organization this morning, with satellite imagery revealing increasing spin—or

As Tropical Depression Nine becomes better organized, Wilmington-area residents are urged to prepare for tropical conditions.

Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected as a cold front stalls across the eastern portions of the Carolinas, a Robeson County Administration/Government said, with one to two inches of rain forecast for across the area and up to three inches possible locally in some areas between Friday afternoon and Sunday evening.

Humberto rapidly strengthened into a category 3 hurricane and is expected to intensify further over the Central Atlantic in the next couple of days, the U.S. Hurricane Center said on Friday. The hurricane was located about 430 miles (690 km) northeast of the northern Leeward Islands,

Humberto rapidly strengthened into a major hurricane as it churned over the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said.