A s the National Hurricane Center tracks Hurricane Imelda in the Atlantic, a new storm, Tropical Storm Octave, has popped up in the Pacific. Tropical Storm Octave is spinning over the tropical Eastern Pacific, according to the NHC.

Tropical Storm Imelda may strengthen into a hurricane, with flooding risks from Florida to Virginia and highest threats along the Carolinas.

Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, size and cohesion of a storm. The stronger a storm becomes, the more likely an eye will form in the center. When the eye looks symmetrical, that often means the storm is not encountering anything to weaken it.

Article last updated: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, 2 a.m. ET

The National Hurricane Center on Thursday began tracking a new potential tropical system targeting Florida, one of two systems with the potential to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

Tropical Storm Matmo edged closer to the Philippines on Thursday (Oct 2) and was expected to intensify into a typhoon that could threaten southern China this weekend, just about a week after the region was battered by Ragasa,

South Florida stays breezy on Tuesday with wind gusts as high as 25 to 30 mph. The chance of rain will be lower on Tuesday due to drier air filtering in across South Florida as Imelda continues to lift northward. It will eventually move northeastward away from the U.S.

Hurricane Imelda is churning up dangerous surf, rip currents, coastal flooding and beach erosion along the US East Coast as it races toward Bermuda.