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Tropical Storm Melissa, Caribbean

Tropical Storm Melissa expected to slam Caribbean islands; up to 25 inches of rain possible

WESH 2's award-winning First Warning Weather team is monitoring Tropical Storm Melissa, which is nearly stationary over the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center.The NHC says Melissa is getting stronger with maximum sustained winds now at 70 mph and a minimum central pressure of 982 mb.

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Monster Tropical Storm Melissa could become Cat 5 hurricane, possible Sarasota impacts?

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NHC: Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become a major hurricane as it moves through Caribbean

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See Hurricane Melissa path, spaghetti models. Florida impacts?

Forecasters say Melissa poses little to no risk for Florida and the U.S. at this time.

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Tropical Storm Melissa poised to become a hurricane and drop torrential rain on Caribbean

Celtics Wire · 2d

Tropical Storm Melissa: Follow the storm, possible impacts in Brevard

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

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Melissa Grows Into Category 3 Hurricane While Unleashing Torrential Rain in the North Caribbean

NOLA.com

Caribbean islands brace for harsh weather as 'ominous' Tropical Storm Melissa takes aim

Tropical Storm Melissa is set to intensify this weekend, and Jamaica and other Caribbean islands are bracing for harsh weather, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday morning.

The Haitian Times

Three dead, 6 injured in Haiti as Tropical Storm Melissa’s severe weather batters the country

Haiti has reported three deaths and six injuries caused by landslides and flooding as Tropical Storm Melissa continues to pound several regions. Civil Protection officials report material damage across multiple departments as authorities warn of more heavy rain,

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Strong onshore winds bringing rainy Saturday to South Florida as Hurricane Melissa strengthens in Caribbean

The NEXT Weather Team is tracking Hurricane Melissa as it spins through the Caribbean this weekend. Melissa intensified Saturday afternoon into a Category 1 hurricane. It will continue to strengthen before making landfall as a Major Category 4 hurricane in Jamaica on Tuesday.