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.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned of "life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides" throughout Hispaniola.

Tropical Storm Melissa is likely to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane. But its forecast sluggish movement may produce life-threatening floods and landslides and days of tropical storm or hurricane conditions for parts of Jamaica,

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

Hurricane Melissa formed Saturday in the Caribbean forecast to rapidly intensify close to a Category 5 storm, but moving slowly while dumping “catastrophic” amounts of rain on islands

Jamaica and Haiti braced Saturday for devastating impacts from slow-moving Tropical Storm Melissa, which is forecast to rapidly develop into a major hurricane and bring "catastrophic" flooding.

With slow-moving Tropical Storm Melissa expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane as soon as Saturday as it churns towards Jamaica and southwest Haiti, the United Nations said Friday it’s actively helping the Caribbean respond to any devastation.