Tropical Storm Imelda slogged through the Bahamas on Monday but its effects on Florida were forecast to be diminished, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 5 a.m. advisory, the center of Imelda was located about 60 miles south of Great Abaco Island and 295 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral. It is moving north at 8 mph with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend out 175 miles from its center.

Tropical Storm Imelda forecast path as of 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (NHC)

“On the forecast track, the center of the system is expected to move across the northwestern Bahamas today and then turn east-northeastward, moving away from the southeastern U.S. by the middle part of this week,” forecasters said. “Gradual strengthening is forecast an

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