Tropical Storm Melissa trudges through Caribbean
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Melissa is expected to reach hurricane strength by Saturday and become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend.
Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to bring days of heavy rain to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica and may trigger life-threatening flash flooding, the National Hurricane Center says.
Melissa is currently a slow-moving tropical storm that is expected to rapidly intensify to a major hurricane—a brutal combination will drench Jamaica and other Caribbean islands
The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned of "life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides" throughout Hispaniola.
Tropical Storm Melissa is set to intensify this weekend, and Jamaica and other Caribbean islands are bracing for harsh weather, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday morning.
The Meteorological Service has issued a severe weather alert effective until 6:00 am on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. According to a release, the tropical wave over the central Caribbean Sea has developed into a broad area of low pressure,