Melissa grows into a Category 3 hurricane while unleashing torrential rain in the north Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa explodes into Category 4 storm, expected to hit Jamaica

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Melissa went through rapid intensification on Saturday, jumping from a Category 2 to a Category 4 by early Sunday morning, the National Hurricane Center said. Melissa is moving west very slowly, only around 3 mph, and is now 110 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica, and 280 miles southwest of Guantanamo, Cuba. It's expected to continue westward through Sunday before turning toward the north-northeast on Monday. Forecas…

Powerful Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it heads for Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa, already a major category 4 storm, gathered steam Sunday as it took aim at Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean, with forecasters predicting catastrophic flooding and urging residents to seek shelter immediately.

Hurricane Melissa expected to stengthen into Cat 5 storm as its path heads for Jamiaca

Hurricane Melissa has undergone "extreme rapid intensification" and turned into a Category 4 hurricane in Jamaica.

Hurricane Melissa Becomes Cat 4 as Jamaica Braces for Impact

Hurricane Melissa has been upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane as it continues threatening Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba.

Hurricane Melissa strengthens into a Category 4, threatening catastrophic flooding

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The weather agency added Melissa is likely to reach the southern coast of Jamaica as a major hurricane late Monday or Tuesday morning, and …

Hurricane Melissa Explodes in Strength Raising Peril for Jamaica

Storm Melissa exploded in strength overnight as it barreled toward a Tuesday landfall on Jamaica as a major hurricane, and sends torrential rains across the Caribbean — threatening deadly floods in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba, where it will come ashore again on Wednesday.