Hurricane Imelda is pulling away from the United States on Tuesday as light rain falls across North Carolina.

Imelda, which never made landfall in the U.S., brought waves of rain to the state on Monday and scattered showers for the Tuesday morning commute. By Tuesday afternoon, the rain will become more isolated.

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While both storms are far offshore, Imelda and weakening Hurricane Humberto will cause the coast to experience rough surf and rip currents for the remainder of the week .

Hurricane Imelda moving away from United States

In the latest 2 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Imelda remained a Category 1 storm and continued to strengthen with maximum sustained winds at 85 mph. The storm is now pulling away from the U.S., and hurricane warning

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