Melissa, national hurricane center
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Article last updated: Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, 2 p.m. ET
Tropical Storm Melissa has become a hurricane and is expected to strengthen into at least Category 4 intensity, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. The rapidly intensifying storm is expected to wreak havoc across the Caribbean with catastrophic floods,
The base commander on Saturday expanded a previous evacuation order to include “non-mission-essential U.S. citizens.”