Forecasters Keep Watch on Two Atlantic Storms Close Enough to Join into a Super Hurricane

Meteorologists are keeping a sharp eye on second storm brewing in the Atlantic that could impact, or even join, Hurricane Humberto as it becomes a Category 3 storm on a path toward the southeastern coast of the United States.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced that Humberto became a Category 1 storm Friday morning and predicts by Saturday that will rise to a Category 3 with sustained winds exceeding 110 mph.

Meanwhile, another tropical storm, currently designated 94L and expected to be named “Imelda,” is gathering strength in the Caribbean between Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

According to AccuWeather hurricane forecaster Alex DaSilva and other meteorologists, the two storms could alter each other’s predicted path or even become a super storm as the result of what’s ca