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National Hurricane Center, Melissa

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

Melissa is expected to become a major hurricane but will likely stay away from the East Coast even as it turns northward.

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Saturday, Oct. 25: Latest developments on Category 2 Hurricane Melissa from the NHC

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could soon explode into monstrous major hurricane

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

Melissa unfortunately looks to make up for lost time heading into the weekend, posing a serious and historic threat of major hurricane impacts on Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas — but little to no risk...

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Jamaica under hurricane warning as Melissa grows into major storm

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Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatens catastrophic flooding in Caribbean

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

The timing of the cold front is a boon to Florida, batting away the burgeoning Melissa, which is gorging on exceptionally warm waters in the Caribbean.

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Tropical Storm Melissa near hurricane strength, could become Cat 5 storm. Florida forecast

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Melissa is forecast to become a major hurricane. It could be a worst-case scenario for Jamaica

Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to become major hurricane

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National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, tropical wave. What can Florida expect?

"We do not anticipate any direct impacts or landfall in the state. However, we’re watching closely because if the storm shifts a little farther west, or if the trough that’s expected to steer it away...

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Friday, Oct. 24 update: Latest on Tropical Storm Melissa from the National Hurricane Center

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National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, 2 tropical waves. Florida impacts?

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

Forecasters are monitoring Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to become a “major” hurricane by the end of the weekend.

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Mass. weather: When will Tropical Storm Melissa affect Massachusetts?

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Melissa ‘a recipe for disaster’ for parts of Caribbean. Florida not out of woods yet

Hurricane Melissa strengthens into a Category 1 storm in the Caribbean. Maps show its forecast path.

Melissa is expected to strengthen from a tropical storm into a major hurricane and bring "catastrophic" flash flooding and landslides to Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic

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Hurricane Melissa Maps Tracker: Forecasts, Spaghetti Models, Impacts And More

Hurricane Melissa is moving extremely slowly through the Caribbean Sea, where it could have catastrophic impacts on some of the islands during the next few days. You can track it all with the maps below, including forecasts from the National Hurricane Center. And if you're seeking a more in-depth look at Melissa, click here.

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Hurricane Melissa forecast to strengthen to Category 5 storm. See path.

Melissa, with maximum winds of 70 mph and stronger gusts, should attain hurricane status later Oct. 25 and become a major hurricane by Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday morning. A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when its winds reach 74 mph.

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Storm Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean

U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica Saturday as Storm Melissa reached hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean. A hurricane warning means winds of at least 74 mph (119 kph) are expected in the area within 36 hours.

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Progress report on Tropical Storm Melissa: Saturday, Oct. 25 update from the National Hurricane Center

At 5 a.m. Saturday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Tropical Storm Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 180 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 245 miles southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. The system is moving northwest at 3 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph.