Tropical Storm Humberto dumps rain on already hurricane-hit Bahamas
- Still recovering from Hurriance Dorian, strong winds and heavy rain battered the Bahamas on Saturday
Tropical Storm Humberto lashed the Bahamas with rain and wind on Saturday, possibly slowing down relief efforts in the wake of the devastation wrought less than two weeks ago by Hurricane Dorian.
The US National Hurricane Center said the centre of the storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 80kph, was passing Saturday evening about 70 miles north of Great Abaco Island, one of the areas hardest hit by Dorian.
Humberto was moving away from the Bahamas on a path taking it well off the east coast of Florida this weekend and early next week, the NHC said. It’s expected to strengthen into a hurricane late Sunday but is not expected to impact the Bahamas or the US by that point.
About five to 10cm of rain were expected in most areas, with isolated flooding in low-lying areas, the Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) cautioned.
“Significant storm surge is not expected in the northwestern Bahamas from this system,” the Miami-based NHC said – good news for residents of Abaco and Grand Bahama still trying to get back on track after Dorian swept through early this month.