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The storm slowly crossing the Caribbean became Category 1 Hurricane Melissa Saturday afternoon as parts of the Caribbean prepared for heavy rains, flooding and landslides — if they weren’t already dealing with them.

And, Melissa’s expected to get much stronger as it approaches Jamaica, then Cuba.

What you need to know about Hurricane ...Read more

Hurricane Melissa formed Saturday afternoon as parts of the Caribbean including Jamaica brace for catastrophic rain, flooding and landslides.

The storm, which is 145 miles from Kingston and 235 miles from Port-au-Prince as of Saturday afternoon, is moving slowly toward the west-northwest at about 1 mph and by 1:30 p.m. Saturday reached ...Read more

Tropical Storm Melissa continues to linger over the central Caribbean, moving slowly while unleashing torrential rain across Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. The storm already has claimed at least three lives and destroyed a bridge in Haiti, and is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane by Sunday, according to forecasters.

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Though the full effects of Tropical Storm Melissa have yet to be felt in the Caribbean, Haiti’s disaster office said Friday three people have already died and another was injured in a landslide attributed to the storm’s heavy rains.

Two people were killed Thursday in Fontamara, a community south of Port-au-Prince, in the West regional ...Read more

Tropical Storm Melissa is effectively parked in the central Caribbean, dumping devastating amounts of rain on Haiti and Jamaica that has already claimed at least three lives and destroyed one bridge. And more rain is on the way.

The National Hurricane Center doesn’t expect Melissa to pick up the pace for days. Over the weekend, the storm is ...Read more

Though the full effects of Tropical Storm Melissa have yet to be felt in the Caribbean, Haiti’s disaster office said Friday three people have already died and another was injured in a landslide attributed to the storm’s heavy rains.

Two people were killed Thursday in Fontamara, a community south of Port-au-Prince, in the West regional ...Read more

Tropical Storm Melissa is effectively parked in the central Caribbean, dumping devastating amounts of rain on Haiti and Jamaica that has already claimed at least one life and injured others. And more rain is on the way.

The National Hurricane Center doesn’t expect Melissa to pick up the pace for days. Over the weekend, the storm is expected ...Read more

Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to be major hurricane; effect on Florida uncertain

Tropical Storm Melissa continued its slow push north in the Caribbean Thursday and is expected to grow into a major hurricane as it nears Jamaica. But its long-term path including what effects it might have on Florida remain uncertain, according to the National ...Read more

Tropical Storm Melissa continued Thursday its slow push north in the Caribbean, expected to grow into a major hurricane as it nears Jamaica, but its long-term path including what effects it might have on Florida remain uncertain, according to the National Hurricane Center.

In the NHC’s 8 a.m. advisory, Melissa had maximum sustained winds of ...Read more

Forecasters said Wednesday that Hurricane Melissa will likely form by Saturday and intensify into a major Category 3 hurricane by Sunday.

Experts said South Florida should be keeping an eye on the long-range tracking models even though forecasters say the odds of U.S. impact are low.

The system, which was about 320 miles south-southwest of ...Read more

Forecasters said Wednesday that Hurricane Melissa will likely form within 24 hours and intensify into a Category 2 hurricane by Sunday, with some models showing it even reaching major hurricane strength.

Experts said South Florida should be keeping an eye on the long-range tracking models even though forecasters say the odds of U.S. impact are ...Read more

Tropical Storm Melissa is on track to threaten Haiti as a hurricane over the weekend, bringing heavy rains and life-threatening flooding to the island nation. Jamaica and Cuba also could feel the effects as the storm meanders slowly north in the Caribbean.

The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday put Haiti’s southern peninsula under a ...Read more

Tropical Storm Melissa has officially formed, and the first forecast track suggests it could threaten Haiti as a hurricane over the weekend.

As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center issued its first forecast track and cone for Melissa, which is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane as soon as Saturday as it approaches ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Monday said a Caribbean system has a high chance to form into Tropical Storm Melissa this week, with some forecast paths having it turn north and threaten landfall.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, the tropical wave located in the eastern Caribbean Sea had a concentrated area of showers ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Monday said a Caribbean system has a high chance to form into Tropical Storm Melissa this week with some forecast paths having it turn north and threaten landfall.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, the tropical wave located in the eastern Caribbean Sea had a concentrated area of showers and...Read more

A tropical wave, located very near the islands in the far southeastern Caribbean on Sunday, could develop this week — potentially into a tropical depression or tropical storm, experts said.

The system “currently lacks a closed circulation,” but is becoming more organized and could become a tropical depression in the coming days, according...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Sunday increased the chances a Caribbean-bound system will develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook, the tropical wave, dubbed Invest 98L, was on top of the Caribbean’s Windward Islands with a large area of showers and thunderstorms, but without ...Read more