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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

What Exactly Is A Bomb Cyclone And Why It Is So Powerful?

A bomb cyclone is a rapidly intensifying storm that forms when cold air meets warm ocean waters, often bringing powerful winds, heavy snow or rain. Read More

Hurricane Melissa likely to become a major hurricane by Sunday morning

Tropical Storm Melissa has matured into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour (mph), according to the National Weather Service's (NWS) 5 p.m. forecast. And it's ... Read More

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

Hurricane Melissa moves away from Cuba, bears down on the southern and central Bahamas

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Hurricane Melissa made a second landfall in eastern Cuba near Chivirico just after 3 a.m. Wednesday as a major Category 3 hurricane. Melissa is now moving away from Cuba and ... 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

Hurricane Melissa now major Category 3 storm, forecast to reach Category 5. Florida update

Tropical Storm Melissa rapidly intensified into a major Category 3 hurricane on Saturday. The storm is expected to become a Category 5 hurricane and make landfall in Jamaica. Catastrophic flooding, ... Read More