Hurricane Melissa, Florida
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Melissa developed into a deadly Category 5 hurricane Monday, Oct. 27, and is expected to have historically catastrophic impacts on the northern Caribbean.
Hurricane Melissa is expected to continue strengthening and become a Category 5 hurricane, according to the NHC, Saturday, Oct. 25.
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Slim chance: Tropical Storm Melissa is lurking, but November hurricanes in Florida are rare
There have been just three hurricanes to make landfall in the Sunshine State in November. Here's what to know about them.
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.
Jamaica is bracing for the planet’s strongest storm of the year as Hurricane Melissa rapidly approaches with powerful Category 5 winds. The hurricane is expected to gather speed and batter the Caribbean country with up to 30 inches of rain when it makes landfall on Tuesday.
Should another weather system develop into a tropical storm, the system would be named Jerry. The USA TODAY Network in Florida provides daily tropics watch reports during hurricane season (June 1-Nov. 30). Weather Watch from USA TODAY: Envía HOLA al (239 ...
Intense storms that stalled over Central Florida unleashed nearly 20 inches of rain in 24 hours. Sunday's slow-moving storm triggered dangerous flash floods that stranded cars and inundated roadways,
The amount of rain that fell over the weekend is not expected to be repeated; however, any additional rain over saturated Broward County could result in flooding.