We will be very fortunate if Melissa does not cause a humanitarian disaster, even as Florida is again in the clear of a strange 2025 hurricane season.

Melissa intensified Saturday afternoon into a Category 1 hurricane. It will continue to strengthen before making landfall as a Major Category 4 hurricane in Jamaica on Tuesday. The storm will drop two to three feet of rain on the island, creating catastrophic and life-threatening flash flooding and landslides.

Hurricane Melissa is on track to rapidly strenghten and could become a major Category 5 hurricane, according to the NHC, Saturday, Oct. 25.

Should another weather system develop into a tropical storm, the system would be named Jerry. The USA TODAY Network in Florida provides daily tropics watch reports during hurricane season (June 1-Nov. 30). Weather Watch from USA TODAY: Envía HOLA al (239 ...

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to strengthen — possibly as high as Category 5 — as it meanders around the Caribbean in the next several days.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Maritime Museum, documenting Florida’s the rich history of Florida’s fishing and maritime industry, is still reeling from the effects of last year’s hurricane, officials said Tuesday.

Should another weather system develop into a tropical storm, the system would be named Jerry. The USA TODAY Network in Florida provides daily tropics watch reports during hurricane season (June 1-Nov. 30). Weather Watch from USA TODAY: Envía HOLA al (239 ...