"Tropical Storm Imelda. Imelda will pose a danger of heavy rain, high winds and coastal flooding to the Southeast U.S.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Humberto underwent rapid intensification on Friday, going from a tropical storm to a major hurricane in less than a day. The storm's maximum sustained winds jumped from 65 mph to 145 in only 24 hours, making it the third storm to do so this year in the Atlantic Basin, following Erin and Gabrielle."

https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2025-09-25-humberto-imelda-tropical-storm-hurricane-us-bahamas-bermuda
#RapidIntensification

"Hurricane [Gabrielle] nearly doubled its wind speed from 75 mph to 140 mph in just 24 hours, demonstrating the type of rapid intensification that meteorologists consider among the most dangerous aspects of tropical cyclone behavior.

This dramatic strengthening occurred as the storm moved into warmer Atlantic waters, where reduced wind shear and increased moisture content created ideal conditions for rapid development."

https://rollingout.com/2025/09/23/gabrielle-explodes-into-catastrophic/

From the ballad of #RapidIntensification

" #HurricaneErin achieved something most storms do not this weekend. "Extreme #RapidIntensification". Did climate change play a part? Science says, yes.
In 12 hours winds increased by ~65 mph. Only 3 other storms have done that and Erin was the earliest & only August storm to do so. 1/

https://bsky.app/profile/weatherprof.bsky.social/post/3lwpgd2oq5k2m

From the ballad of #RapidIntensification:

"Hurricane Erin’s intensification was extraordinary, with an 85 mph jump in just 24 hours. That makes it one of the fastest Category 1 to Category 5 transitions ever recorded in the Atlantic. It even slightly surpassed Hurricane Lee’s 2023 leap of about 80 mph in 24 hours, placing Erin in rare company."

Rapid intensification: wind increase of at least 35 mph in 24 hours.

https://www.mysuncoast.com/2025/08/16/hurricane-erin-explodes-cat-5-strength-what-it-means-florida/
#RapidIntensification

Category 4 Hurricane Erin moves past northern Caribbean islands | World News

Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AtlanticHurricaneSeason #Category5hurricane #HurricaneErin #NationalHurricaneCenter #NewZealand #NZ #RapidIntensification
https://www.newsbeep.com/65798/

“Rapid intensification is one of the most dangerous aspects of hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones, especially when it occurs in the day or so prior to landfall. As recently documented by Jeff Masters here at Eye on the Storm, episodes of rapid intensification are multiplying with human-caused climate change, hand in hand with sustained warming of the planet’s oceans.”

@ClimateCrisis #HurricaneErin #RapidIntensification #ClimateAction #ClimateActionNow #ClimatePolicy

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/08/erin-vaults-from-tropical-storm-to-category-5-hurricane-in-just-25-hours/