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Melissa, Storm and Florida

Will Tropical Storm Melissa impact South Florida? See its projected path.

With the 11 p.m. Thursday advisory, Melissa was about 150 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica and 270 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, creeping north at only 3 mph and packing maximum sustained winds near 45 mph. Tropical-storm-force winds extended outward up to 140 miles from the center, underscoring the storm's broad reach.

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Will Tropical Storm Melissa become strongest hurricane of season? What Florida can expect

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Interactive maps show timeline, predicted strength of Tropical Storm Melissa over next 5 days

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Tropical Storm Melissa heads to Caribbean islands

All eyes are still on Tropical Storm Melissa as it continues to swirl in the Caribbean.

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Tropical Storm Melissa Dumps Heavy Rain on Haiti and the Dominican Republic

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Tracking Tropical Storm Melissa's path

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

We will be very fortunate if Melissa does not cause a humanitarian disaster, even as Florida is again in the clear of a strange 2025 hurricane season.

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Cold front should protect Florida from Melissa, which could become Cat 4 hurricane

Cool front forecasts can be unreliable seven days in advance but AccuWeather is keen on low temps in the 60s for Nov. 1.

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Jamaicans in Palm Beach County brace for Tropical Storm Melissa

The Caribbean is once again on edge as Tropical Storm Melissa inches closer to Jamaica, just one year after Hurricane Beryl devastated parts of the island.

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These maps track Melissa, soon to become a major hurricane and late-season record-breaker

The hot ocean temperatures and dry air are primed for a potentially explosive hurricane to erupt, with some severe weather impacts possible for Florida.