Melissa becomes Category 1 hurricane; Jamaica braces for catastrophic floods

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica is warning citizens to complete their preparations for Melissa, which has now been upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane. The storm is expected to continue rapidly intensifying on Saturday with heavy showers...

Melissa strengthens into hurricane as Caribbean islands brace for impacts

Hurricane Melissa is expected to strengthen before possible landfall along the Caribbean Islands. WESH 2's award-winning First Warning Weather team is monitoring the tropical system and will continue to provide updates. Related video above:...

Onshore winds bring rain to South Florida as Melissa strengthens in Caribbean

Updated on: October 25, 2025 / 12:30 PM EDT / CBS Miami 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...

Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean

“Melissa has become a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph,” the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Saturday afternoon. “Rapid intensification is expected, and Melissa is forecast to become a major hurricane tomorrow.” The slow-moving...

Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatens catastrophic flooding in Caribbean

Kingston, Jamaica – 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...

Hurricane Melissa intensifies to major hurricane, expected to become a Category 5 soon

Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 3 hurricane. As of 11 p.m. Saturday, Melissa was producing maximum sustained winds of 115 mph, making it a major hurricane. The storm is sitting 125 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica and inching west at 3...

Deadly Hurricane Melissa forms in northern Caribbean, expected to intensify rapidly, NHS says

Hurricane Melissa formed Saturday afternoon and is forecast to rapidly strengthen into a major storm as it moves across the northern Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Forecasters. Four deaths have been reported from Hurricane Melissa,...

Hurricane Melissa Inches Toward Jamaica As It Continues To Strengthen

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane, with winds reaching 75 mph, according to the US National Hurricane Center on Saturday (October 25). The storm is currently positioned 145 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, moving...

Hurricane Melissa lashes Caribbean, raises flood threat

Deadly tropical storm Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Saturday as it barrels towards Jamaica. "Melissa has become a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h)," the NHC said....

Melissa’s Slow Movement Continues in the Caribbean

Tropical Storm Melissa remained almost stationary in the Caribbean Sea. With maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour and higher gusts. The Forecast Center of the Institute of Meteorology (Insmet) reported in its Tropical Cyclone Advisory...

Jamaica under Hurricane Warning as Tropical Storm Melissa approaches

A hurricane warning has been issued for Jamaica as Tropical Storm Melissa approaches the island causing heavy rainfall and life-threatening catastrophic flash flooding. Earlier, Jamaica was under hurricane watch. According to the National...

Melissa turns into a hurricane in the Caribbean: NHC

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...

US Embassy Issues Urgent Alert For Travelers As Major Hurricane Melissa Targets Jamaica

The U.S. Embassy in Jamaica has issued an urgent alert for all Americans on the island as Tropical Storm Melissa, which is already lashing the region with heavy rain and wind, is now forecast to rapidly intensify into a Major Hurricane and make a...

Expect 'catastrophic flooding' as Melissa to pound Jamaica for five days – Met office head on latest forecast

“There is nowhere that will escape the wrath,” Principal Director at the Meteorological Service, Jamaica, Evan Thompson, warned Saturday, as Tropical Storm Melissa edges closer to the island. He said the system, on the brink of becoming a...

Holness, Golding to meet as Jamaica prepares for Hurricane Melissa

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says he has been in communication with Opposition Leader Mark Golding and that the two are scheduled to meet today as Hurricane Melissa churns toward Jamaica. Speaking at a special press briefing at Jamaica House...

Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensifying, Cat. 3 | Jamaica and Haiti preparing for Cat. 5 soon

The WXII 12 First Warning Weather Team is monitoring what is now Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean. Here is what we know: Hurricane Melissa is rapidly intensifying. Strong upper-level winds have eased, allowing the storm to start strengthening....

Storm Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening northern Caribbean

KINGSTON, Jamaica — 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...

Melissa to bring catastrophic impacts to the western Caribbean: Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba at risk

As Hurricane, Melissa slowly churns across the warm waters of the Western Atlantic over the upcoming days, AccuWeather hurricane experts continue to sound the alarm bells that a very dangerous and deadly situation is unfolding across the...

Deadly storm Melissa to turn into Monstrous Hurricane: Ravaging flooding alert in Jamaica — All about the ‘extreme threat’

What began as a powerful tropical storm is rapidly morphing into a major threat for the Caribbean. Tropical Storm Melissa, which has already claimed several lives in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, is on the verge of becoming a full-fledged...

Melissa now a hurricane, rapid strengthening underway

Melissa now a hurricane, rapid strengthening underway Melissa is now a hurricane and will bring extreme winds, catastrophic amounts of rain, and battering waves to Jamaica and Cuba. LARGER FIRMS. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. IT’S 642. TODAY...