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Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength

Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength as Jamaica Braces for Impact

Melissa rapidly intensified into a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday, putting Jamaica and parts of the northern Caribbean on high alert as meteorologists warned of catastrophic rainfall, dangerous flooding,

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Hurricane Melissa could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history

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Melissa strengthens into hurricane, cutting slow path to Jamaica

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Tropical Storm Melissa: Follow the storm, possible impacts in Brevard

Forecasters are monitoring Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to become a “major” hurricane by the end of the weekend.

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Why Tropical Storm Melissa’s slow crawl across the Caribbean is dangerous

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Tropical Storm Melissa now a hurricane, NHC says

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Interactive maps show timeline, predicted strength of Tropical Storm Melissa over next 5 days

"We will be very fortunate if Melissa does not cause a humanitarian disaster in the northern Caribbean next week," said Dr. Ryan Truchelut, chief meteorologist at WeatherTiger, who works with the USA...

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Tropical Storm Melissa Trudges Through Caribbean as Forecasters Warn It Will Quickly Intensify

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See latest spaghetti models, projected path for Tropical Storm Melissa. Florida forecast

Hurricane Melissa A Catastrophic Flood Danger To Jamaica, Haiti; Rapid Intensification Forecast This Weekend

Melissa could become a Category 5 hurricane. If that wasn't enough, flooding and landslides could be widespread from Hispaniola to Jamaica and Cuba. Here's the very latest forecast.

Hurricane Melissa to Rapidly Intensify as It Heads for Jamaica

Melissa strengthened into a hurricane southeast of Jamaica and is set to rapidly grow, raising the risk for catastrophic flooding and wind damage across Jamaica and the Caribbean, where the storm has already killed at least four people.

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Saturday, Oct. 25: Latest developments on Category 1 Hurricane Melissa from the NHC

Article last updated: Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, 2 p.m. ET

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Jamaica has weathered many hurricanes but not the most powerful ones

Jamaica's central location in the Caribbean, the island has never recorded a direct landfall from a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, according to records from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) dating back to 1850.

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Jamaica Airport to Close, Flights Canceled Ahead of Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica's airports are closing due to Hurricane Melissa, with flight cancellations by JetBlue, American Airlines, Air Canada, Caribbean Airlines, and Southwest.

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could soon explode into monstrous major hurricane

Melissa is the fifth hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, joining Erin, Gabrielle, Humberto and Imelda.

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Deadly storm Melissa to turn into Monstrous Hurricane: Ravaging flooding alert in Jamaica — All about the ‘extreme threat’

Tropical Storm Melissa, responsible for multiple fatalities in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, is nearing hurricane strength, sparking concerns over severe flooding, powerful storm surges, and extensive wind damage in Jamaica and surrounding regions.

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What’s the worst-case scenario for Jamaica as Melissa crawls through the Caribbean?

An intensifying Melissa is expected to bring destructive flooding to Jamaica, southern Haiti and the Dominican Republic before tracking toward Cuba next week.