Tropical weather in the Atlantic slams the Caribbean and may hit Southeast US next Updated 17 mins ago Crews are preparing for a weather system forecast to near South Carolina as a hurricane early next week. The state's governor has urged people to stay alert. And North Carolina's governor has declared a state of emergency for the system currently known as Tropical Depression Nine. Forecasters say it could become Tropical Storm Imelda. Meanwhile Hurricane Humberto strengthened to a Category 5 storm on Saturday, threatening the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Bermuda with dangerous surf and rip currents. The Bahamas and Cuba faced heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Florida officials are also monitoring the system closely.

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