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Hurricane, Tropical Storm Melissa

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

The NHC warned of “life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides” through the weekend in Jamaica and southern Hispaniola, the island that comprises Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could soon explode into monstrous major hurricane

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

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Tropical Storm Melissa moves at agonizingly slow pace

Tropical Storm Melissa triggered flash floods in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and is expected to meander the Caribbean at an agonizingly slow pace in the coming days, even as it’s forecast to str...

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Melissa hurricane tracker: Jamaica braces for floods, landslides, coastal damage

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 3, menacing Jamaica and Haiti with catastrophic flooding

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Tropical Storm Melissa: Will it become a Category 4 hurricane? Latest update

By Sunday, Melissa is expected to become a Category 4 hurricane with stronger effects.

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to turn into category 4 hurricane, Jamaica braces for rain & floods; hospitals on alert

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Hurricane Melissa Tracker

Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane in the Caribbean

Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica are bracing for Hurricane Melissa. The storm is expected to quickly grow into a powerful category 3 or stronger hurricane.

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

Article first published: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, 10 a.m. ET

Sunday, Oct. 26 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 3 Hurricane Melissa

At 2 a.m. Sunday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Category 3 Hurricane Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 125 miles south-southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 295 miles west-southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. With maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, the hurricane is moving west-southwest at 5 mph.

Hurricane, Tropical Storm Melissa

Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane in the Caribbean

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

Sunday, Oct. 26 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 3 Hurricane Melissa

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