This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Imelda looming off the southeastern United States

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Imelda looming off the southeastern United States

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Hurricane Imelda, now a Category 2 storm, was churning toward Bermuda on Wednesday with sustained winds of 100 mph (160 kph), threatening damaging waves and flooding.

The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the storm was about 340 miles (545 kilometers) southwest of the archipelago at 11:00 am ET (1500 GMT). Its core was expected to pass near Bermuda Wednesday evening before moving away by Thursday morning.

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