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Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to rapidly intensify into monster hurricane in Caribbean

The National Hurricane Center continues to track Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to rapidly intensify into a potentially catastrophic hurricane in the Caribbean over the next few days. Read More

Melissa forecast to blast Jamaica for days as a major hurricane

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Millions of people in Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic are preparing for flooding rain and high winds as Tropical Storm Melissa, which is now forecast to become a Category ... Read More

Here’s the Difference Between a Typhoon, Hurricane and Cyclone

It may seem like meteorologists use these terms interchangeably, but is there actually a difference between them? And should you worry about one more than another? That may be a trick question: All of ... Read More

Tropical Storm Melissa: Follow the storm, possible impacts in Sarasota

Cooler weather has finally arrived in Sarasota and Manatee counties — and this weekend’s forecast looks downright perfect, with warm sunshine by day and crisp nights in the upper 60s. Yes, with the ... 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

As hurricane season nears end, Florida braces for a strong cold front

Should another weather system develop into a tropical storm, the system would be named Nestor. The USA TODAY Network in Florida provides daily tropics watch reports during hurricane season (June 1-Nov ... Read More

Hurricane Melissa, now Category 5, to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, en route to Cuba

Hurricane Melissa, which formed Saturday, has become a Category 5 storm and is expected to remain a powerful major hurricane when it makes landfall in Jamaica Monday night or Tuesday morning and ... 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: How global weather ripples into Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE - As Hurricane Melissa roars through the Caribbean as a Category 5 storm, its winds of 160 mph and pressure near 917 millibars make it one of the most intense late-season hurricanes on ... Read More

Tropical fact check: Could a tropical system develop in December after hurricane season ends?

The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season ends on November 30, 2025. To date, there have been five hurricanes and eight tropical storms – one of which made landfall along the East Coast of the United States. Read More