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Tropical Storm Melissa, Caribbean

Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean. See where it's headed.

Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean Sea, according to the National Hurricane Center. See where the storm is headed.

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Tropical Storm Melissa could form in Caribbean, turn north

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Will Tropical Storm Melissa become a Cat 5 hurricane? Here's the timeline

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Melissa Rapidly Intensifies Into A Category 4 Hurricane

Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified from a Tropical Storm to a Category 4 hurricane in 24 hours, and is still undergoing rapid intensification.

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

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Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as 4 deaths reported and huge rains expected

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 as it approaches Jamaica

Areas of Jamaica could “already be experiencing tropical storm force winds & heavy rains,” with conditions expected to “get much worse there through Monday and Tuesday,” the NHC said.

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Melissa Strengthens Into A Category 4 Hurricane, Threatening Catastrophic Flooding In Jamaica, Haiti

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Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensifying, could become Category 5 storm

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Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean. Here’s where it could go.

The disturbance is currently in the Caribbean Sea, home to some of the warmest ocean waters (of up to 90 degrees), which could allow it to become intense.

1mon

Tropical Storm Humberto Path Update, Tracker as Two Hurricanes Could Form

Meteorologists say the Atlantic could potentially see a rare "Fujiwhara effect"—where two storms pivot around one another.

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A new tropical storm could form in the Atlantic this week as hurricane season shows no signs of stopping

A new tropical storm could form in the Atlantic this week and continue the 2025 hurricane season’s backloaded burst of tropical activity. Even though fewer storms tend to form now, in the late-season, history has shown how devastating they can be, particularly since development areas shift closer to land.

How will Tropical Storm Melissa impact the Southwest Florida region for Halloween?

October can be a dangerous month for Florida as storms tend to form in the Gulf and gain strength rapidly as sea temperatures are still high.

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Rare ‘Twin Hurricanes’ Could Form Off US Coast at the Same Time

Tropical Storm Humberto formed this week and forecasters are watching a second area for potential development.