Hurricane Imelda is intensifying as it nears Bermuda on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The hurricane, which formed in the Atlantic on Tuesday, has moved away from the Florida coast and is now bringing significant risks to Bermuda.

The NHC said it is bringing hurricane-force winds, damaging waves and the risk of flash flooding to Bermuda.

According to the 8 p.m. Wednesday advisory, Imelda was moving east-northeast at 24 mph and was located approximately 100 miles west-southwest of Bermuda.

On the forecast track, the core of the hurricane will closing in on Bermuda with hazardous winds expected to increase tonight. Hurricane force winds, damaging waves, and flash flooding are expected over Bermuda into early Thursday

Maximum sustained winds: 100 mph

Minimum cent

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