caribbean hurricane melissa

Melissa, national hurricane center and Category 5 storm

Melissa strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrop...

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens into a powerful Category 3 storm in the Caribbean. Maps show its forecast path.

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Now a Category 3 storm, Hurricane Melissa expected to continue strengthening

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Storm Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength, Threatens Catastrophic Flooding In Northern Caribbean

U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica as Tropical Storm Melissa threatened catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean.

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Melissa grows into a Category 3 hurricane while unleashing torrential rain in the north Caribbean

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Tropical Storm Melissa maintains its strength

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Hurricane Melissa Tracker

Melissa is projected to bring severe flooding to Jamaica and southwestern Haiti before it hits Cuba.

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Hurricane Melissa lashes Caribbean, raises flood threat

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Tropical Storm Melissa heads to Caribbean islands

Melissa ‘a recipe for disaster’ for parts of Caribbean. Florida not out of woods yet

Though the risk to Florida is low, parts of the Caribbean are in peril. Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to power up to a major hurricane. Though its chances of affecting Florida are low, it can't be ruled out.

Sunday, Oct. 26 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 4 Hurricane Melissa

Article first published: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, 5 a.m. ET