After Bermuda endured wind, rain and rough seas from Hurricane Humberto, a second tropical threat rapidly approached. The eye of Hurricane Imelda passed just to the south of the islands Wednesday night.

A glancing blow from a once Category 5 Hurricane Humberto

Humberto was cruising waters several hundred miles to the west and north of Bermuda earlier this week, but in a substantially reduced wind intensity than what it once was. This past weekend, Humberto peaked as a 160-mph Category 5 hurricane. As of Thursday morning, Humberto was a 70-mph tropical wind and rainstorm.

Humberto brought 1-2 inches of rain on the islands between Monday and Tuesday night.

Seas outside Bermuda's protective reefs, in the vicinity of the former Category 5 hurricane, will be monstrous and top 40 feet. Small

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