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National Hurricane Center, Melissa

Melissa is now a Category 1 hurricane. Is it headed toward NC?

With wind speeds near 90 mph, Melissa has become a Category 1 hurricane, according to the Saturday afternoon forecast from the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

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

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Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensifying, forecast to become a rare Category 5

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Jamaica Braces as Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane Melissa Creeps Toward Island

Tropical Storm Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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

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Landslide kills 3 in Haiti, and more rain from Tropical Storm Melissa is on the way

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could reach Category 5, heads toward Jamaica. Florida update

Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected for Jamaica and Haiti, and possible for the Dominican Republic.

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Tropical Storm Melissa Stationary in the Caribbean as 4 Deaths Reported and Huge Rains Expected

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See latest spaghetti models, projected path for Tropical Storm Melissa. Florida forecast

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.

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.

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could soon explode into monstrous major hurricane

Melissa is the fifth hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, joining Erin, Gabrielle, Humberto and Imelda.