A hurricane watch is place for the southwestern peninsula of Haiti from the border with the Dominican Republic to Port-Au-Prince., and a tropical storm watch is in effect for Jamaica.

Tropical Storm Melissa plodded through the central Caribbean early Friday, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane while unleashing potentiall...

Significant flash flooding and mudslides are expected, with rain totals of up to 10 inches forecast through Friday for Haiti and the Dominican Republic.