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Weather Talk: Hurricane Melissa to bring threatening storm surge, catastrophic flooding

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. TONI, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING? HEY, GUYS. YEAH, THIS HAS BEEN A PRETTY AMAZING STORM, IF YOU REMEMBER, JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, IT WAS A WEAK TROPICAL STORM WITH SUSTAINED ... Read More

Rare 'seiche' to cause hurricane-like storm surge on Lake Erie

In a phenomenon called a "seiche," Lake Erie's water level at Buffalo is forecast to rise 5-6 feet higher than before a Wednesday storm, while on the lake's west side, levels will drop by 5-6 feet. Read More

What to know about storm surge dangers as Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to bring extreme, life-threatening storm surge to Jamaica when it strikes the island as a Category 4 or 5 hurricane Monday into Tuesday. The storm surge will decimate ... Read More

‘Catastrophic’: Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica | Tracking the Tropics

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — “Extremely dangerous” Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, bringing catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surge to the island, the National ... Read More

How strong is Hurricane Melissa and will it hit New York? Track the storm

Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean, unleashing catastrophic wind, flooding, and storm surge across Jamaica and threatening nearby Cuba and the Bahamas. Read More

What’s the track of Hurricane Melissa? See storm path and forecast

Hurricane Melissa is heading to Jamaica. The monster storm also is forecast to affect Cuba and the Bahamas. A man watches the waves crash into the walls at the Kingston Waterfront on October 27, 2025. Read More

Hurricane Melissa even stronger as it makes its final approach toward Jamaica

The combination of Hurricane Melissa’s strength, slow movement and Jamaica’s topography could make for a worst-case scenario as the powerful system strikes the island nation Tuesday. Hurricane Melissa ... Read More

Hurricane Melissa full coverage: Jamaica cleans up catastrophic destruction as the deadly Category 1 storm continues moving through the Atlantic

A family in Cuba salvages belongings from the rubble of their home after it collapsed during Hurricane Melissa's passage through Santiago de Cuba on Wednesday. (Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images) After ... Read More

Hurricane Melissa is now Cat 5 hurricane. See spaghetti models and Jacksonville forecast

Hurricane Melissa surged into a powerful Category 5 storm Monday morning, Oct. 27, and is forecast to have devastating impacts on islands in the northern Caribbean with even stronger winds in elevated ... Read More

Wednesday, Oct. 29 update: Latest on Category 2 Hurricane Melissa from the NHC

The National Hurricane Center's 11 a.m. Wednesday advisory reported that Melissa left Cuba and headed to the Atlantic Ocean. Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is in the Atlantic Ocean, 150 miles south of ... Read More