national hurricane center tropical storm melissa

Tropical Storm Melissa is lurking

Tropical Storm Melissa could become a major hurricane. See path.

The NHC said in an 8 p.m. ET advisory on Friday, Oct. 24, that Melissa was located about 225 miles southwest of Port-Au-Prince and 190 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph with higher gusts.

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Monster Tropical Storm Melissa could become Cat 5 hurricane, possible Sarasota impacts?

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

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Storm Melissa Threatens Jamaica, on Track to Reach Category 4

Tropical Storm Melissa is packing torrential rains on its track across the Caribbean, raising the risk of flooding and landslides across Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become hurricane this weekend

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Hurricane forecast: Melissa a monster in the making with Florida dodging the bullet

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Meteorologists warn that Melissa poses a serious flooding threat to Jamaica and Hispaniola, as heavy rainfall is expected to persist for several consecutive days.

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How strong will Tropical Storm Melissa get and where will it go? See the timeline

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Three dead as Tropical Storm Melissa tears through Caribbean

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Tropical Storm Melissa update as "catastrophic" conditions to hit in hours

The storm is expected to hit Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, as well as Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos.

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Tropical Storm Melissa set to become a major hurricane. See path.

Melissa, with maximum winds of 70 mph and stronger gusts, should attain hurricane status later Oct. 25 and become a major hurricane by Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday morning. A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when its winds reach 74 mph.

Tropical Storm Melissa forms. See spaghetti models. Are Fort Myers, Cape Coral in path?

Tropical Storm Melissa formed in the central Caribbean Oct. 21. The storm is expected to strengthen, according to the National Hurricane Center.