Hurricane Melissa brought hurricane-force gusts to Bermuda as it sped toward the British territory, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, then hurried past. Maps show its forecast path.

Hurricane Melissa is moving quickly away from Bermuda and is expected to become extratropical on Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Melissa is currently located approximately 255 miles north of Bermuda. It has maximum sustained winds of 90 mph and a minimum central pressure of 973 millibars.

The center of Hurricane Melissa is now about 150 miles northeast of the Bahamas, and impacts will continue to subside over the next several hours. Melissa maintains its category 2

When we talk about hurricanes, the first number you usually hear is wind speed. That makes sense. Wind is what tears off roofs, knocks down trees, and turns debris into dangerous missiles. Wind kicks up waves and pushes storm surge onto beaches.

After tearing through the Caribbean, leaving destruction, flooding and more than 50 deaths so far, Hurricane Melissa is heading into the Atlantic.

Joan Edghill of Ocoee worried about her 90-year-old uncle in Jamaica as the ferocious Category 5 Hurricane Melissa barreled toward the country where she was born.

The National Hurricane Center's 10 a.m. Thursday update reported that Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is in the Atlantic Ocean, 215 miles northeast of the Central Bahamas and 685 miles southwest of Bermuda. The hurricane is moving north-northeast at 21 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.

After Hurricane Melissa devastated multiple Caribbean nations this week, a variety of countries and organizations have been sending aid and assistance

Gods Pit Crew and Gleaning for the World are collecting supplies for families in Jamaica and Gleaning is supporting veterans here at home.

Forecasters said the colossal amount of rain dropped on parts of Florida east and north of Orlando was comparable to what the region saw from a hurricane in 2022, underscoring the state's vulnerability to extreme weather far beyond the tropical storms that brew offshore.

The WXII 12 First Warning Weather Team is monitoring Hurricane Melissa that is moving over the central and southern Bahamas and strengthening. Forecast track takes it over the Atlantic next quickly and then near Bermuda.