Melissa to bring catastrophic impacts to the western Caribbean: Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba at risk

Melissa has already turned deadly across Haiti and the Dominican Republic, but AccuWeather meteorologists warn that the worst may be yet to come with the storm on track to intensify.

Tropical Storm Melissa nears hurricane strength and dumps torrential rain on Caribbean

Tropical Storm Melissa has neared hurricane strength, threatening the northern Caribbean with massive rainfall, flooding and landslides.

Hurricane Melissa forms, could soon explode into monstrous major hurricane

Melissa is the fifth hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, joining Erin, Gabrielle, Humberto and Imelda.
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Bryan Norcross: Extreme hurricane impacts begin tonight in Jamaica

Melissa will likely intensify into a hurricane in a matter of hours. Once the storm has its structure in place, rapid intensification is forecast over the near-record warm water.

Future Hurricane Melissa And Its Deadly Scenarios In The Caribbean

Why meteorologists are so concerned about Tropical Storm Melissa when it becomes a hurricane near Jamaica, Haiti, the Cayman Islands, and Cuba.

Tropical Storm Melissa near hurricane strength, could become Cat 5 storm. Florida update

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

Jamaica has weathered many hurricanes but not the most powerful ones

Jamaica's central location in the Caribbean, the island has never recorded a direct landfall from a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, according to records from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) dating back to 1850.

What’s the worst-case scenario for Jamaica as Melissa crawls through the Caribbean?

An intensifying Melissa is expected to bring destructive flooding to Jamaica, southern Haiti and the Dominican Republic before tracking toward Cuba next week.
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