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Melissa, National Hurricane Center

Now a Category 3 storm, Hurricane Melissa expected to continue strengthening

Melissa strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane Saturday and is expected to continue intensifying over the weekend, becoming a Category 5 storm — with winds up to 160 mph — before making landfall ove...

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Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensifying, forecast to become a rare Category 5

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Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane in the Caribbean

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Melissa Grows Into A Category 3 Hurricane While Unleashing Torrential Rain In The North Caribbean

U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica as Tropical Storm Melissa threatened catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean.

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What Happens When a Hurricane Like Melissa Doesn’t Move

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Hurricane Melissa hits Category 3, likely to cause ‘catastrophic’ situation in Caribbean

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Melissa becomes a hurricane, expected to rapidly intensify this weekend

Jamaica looks to be the epicenter for the worst of Melissa’s triple threat of extreme rainfall flooding, wind damage and storm surge.

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Hurricane Melissa Tracker

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See latest spaghetti models, projected path for Tropical Storm Melissa. Florida forecast

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Sunday, Oct. 26 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 4 Hurricane Melissa

Article first published: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, 5 a.m. ET

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 3, could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history

There is nowhere that will escape the wrath of this storm,” said Evan Thompson, the principal director of Jamaica’s Meteorological Service.

National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, tropical wave. What can Florida expect?

The National Hurricane Center is keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane.

Friday, Oct. 24 update: Latest on Tropical Storm Melissa from the National Hurricane Center

The National Hurricane Center's 11 a.m. Friday update reported that Tropical Storm Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 215 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 250 miles southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. Packing maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, it is tracking east-southeast at 2 mph.

National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, 2 tropical waves. Florida impacts?

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to undergo rapid intensification and grow into a powerful Category 4 hurricane by early next week.