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Tropical Storm Melissa stationary

Tropical Storm Melissa set to become a major hurricane. 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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Tropical Storm Melissa poised to become a hurricane and drop torrential rain on Caribbean

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Deadly Tropical Storm Melissa could drop 35″ of rain in the Caribbean

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Tropical Storm Melissa Stationary In The Caribbean As 4 Deaths Reported And Huge Rains Expected

Tropical Storm Melissa was nearly stationary in the central Caribbean on Friday as forecasters warned it could strengthen and swipe Jamaica as a powerful hurricane and dump a staggering amount of rai...

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become hurricane this weekend

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Tropical Storm Melissa Tracker

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How strong will Tropical Storm Melissa get and where will it go? See the timeline

"Due to Melissa’s slow motion, the risk of a prolonged multi-day period of potentially damaging winds, heavy rainfall resulting in life-threatening flash flooding and numerous landslides, and coastal...

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Tropical Storm Melissa Trudges Through Caribbean as Forecasters Warn It Will Quickly Intensify

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

Tropical update: Conditions ripe for Tropical Storm Melissa to rapidly intensify

Melissa is currently the only active tropical system in the Atlantic basin. As of Friday night, the storm remains nearly stationary, drifting north at just 2 mph. Maximum sustained winds are around 65 mph—just below the 75 mph threshold needed to reach Category 1 hurricane status.

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Caribbean islands brace for harsh weather as 'ominous' Tropical Storm Melissa takes aim

Tropical Storm Melissa is set to intensify this weekend, and Jamaica and other Caribbean islands are bracing for harsh weather, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday morning.

Tropical threat, located just east of Caribbean, could develop by midweek

A tropical wave, located just east of the southeastern Caribbean on Sunday, could develop by midweek — potentially into a tropical storm, experts said.

Hurricane center tracks Caribbean-bound system with chance to develop

The National Hurricane Center on Saturday tracked a Caribbean-bound system with a medium chance to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.