Many concerned Americans want to know the path of Tropical Storm Humberto, which is expected to become a major hurricane over the course of several days. The storm is one of two, with the other being Imelda, that is developing in the Caribbean and is the first of the pair to be become a named tropical storm. Before the week is over, both Humberto and Imelda are projected to become hurricanes, but will Humberto hit the United States in the first place?
Will the path of Tropical Storm Humberto hit the US?
Fortunately, it is not projected that Tropical Storm Humberto, which will likely become Hurricane Humberto, will reach the United States.
Tracking information for Humberto on Thursday, September 25, have it becoming a hurricane by Friday and then a major hurricane by Sunday morning on September 28. From there, its path will move more northward in between The Bahamas and Bermuda. By Tuesday, September 30, it is expected to drop back down to a hurricane as it passes along the western side of Bermuda.
These projections come from a September 25 report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Multiple weather models as noted by Tropical Tidbits confirm this path as well, believing that it will continue heading around Bermuda and head northeast over the Atlantic Ocean is a similar direction as Hurricane Gabrielle.
While Humberto is not expected to hit the East Coast, its speed will impact the development of Imelda due to the Fujiwhara effect, where two storms in close proximity will spin around each other. It’s possible that it could pull Imelda east enough that it doesn’t hit the US, but it looks like Humberto is moving too slowly to shift the path of Imelda that greatly.
Higher ocean temperatures, around 80 and 82 degrees, in the Caribbean are fueling both Humberto and Imelda.
