Hurricane Melissa, Maps
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Tuesday's weather in Ottawa County is shaping up to be a mix of sun and clouds, with temperatures slightly above average for late October. The forecast calls for a high of 58 degrees, which will feel closer to 54 degrees, and an overnight low of 38 degrees on Oct. 28.
Sunshine continues into the start of next week as Hurricane Melissa is forecast to strengthen into a Category 5 Hurricane
With peak sustained winds of 185 mph and even higher gusts, Hurricane Melissa is forecast to be the strongest storm ever to strike Jamaica.
It's the strongest Atlantic hurricane to make landfall since Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas in 2019. Here’s a look at the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record: The most powerful Atlantic storm in terms of wind speed,
Up to 40 inches of rain, 13 feet of storm surge and 160 mph sustained winds will cause “extensive infrastructure damage” that will cut off communities, the National Hurricane Center warned. Melissa has already killed three people in Haiti and Jamaica each and one person in the Dominican Republic.
While much of the nation will be rain-free on Halloween, that won't be the case in much of the Northwest or parts of New England.
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