At least 40 dead in Hurricane Melissa
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The National Hurricane Center's 4 a.m. Friday update reported that Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is in the Atlantic Ocean, 160 miles west-northwest of Bermuda. The hurricane is moving northeast at 38 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph.
Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday as forecasters warned of a significant flood risk in parts of the northern Caribbean this week.
Hurricane Melissa has hit Jamaica and Cuba. Where's it going to hit next? Here's the latest forecast and spaghetti models for Category 5 storm.
TRACKING THE TROPICS Tropical Storm Melissa formed on Tuesday in the Caribbean and is expected to become a hurricane by the weekend. Here's the latest track:
Tropical Storm Melissa continued Thursday its slow push north in the Caribbean, expected to grow into a major hurricane as it nears Jamaica, but its long-term path including what effects it might
Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to become a major Category 4 hurricane as its slowly churns in the Caribbean Sea. Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Haiti on alert for heavy rainfall, flooding, and damaging winds, according to the National Hurricane Season. Melissa is the 13th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends November 30.
Forecasters say a different storm system may develop into a tropical storm in the next few days and could take aim at the southeastern U.S. coast.