The storm's slow movement is expected to bring a deluge of rain to multiple countries in the Caribbean, and prolong its dangerous impacts over a period of several days.

The National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. Tuesday advisory reported that Imelda found new strength and has evolved from a tropical storm into a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph. Category 1 Hurricane Imelda is in the Atlantic Ocean, 665 ...

Photo of Hurricane Wilma taken from NASA's International Space Station. Three Category 5 storms formed in the Gulf during the blockbuster 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, each more intense than the last,