US EditionMelissa Becomes Powerful Post-Tropical Cyclone in Atlantic, NHC Says
Melissa caused over 50 deaths and severe damage in the Caribbean as a Category 5 hurricane before weakening over cooler North Atlantic waters, the National Hurricane Center said.
- In the final advisory Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center reported Post-Tropical Cyclone Melissa over the northwest Atlantic with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph.
- Following the major strikes in Jamaica and Cuba, Hurricane Melissa caused over 50 deaths and hampered rescue efforts, with rescue teams and officials struggling to reach marooned communities.
- About 520 miles north-northeast of Bermuda, Melissa moves northeast at 48 mph with a minimum central pressure of 973 mb; hurricane-force winds extend 105 miles, tropical-storm-force 275 miles.
- All watches and warnings have been canceled, but small craft advisories remain in place as dangerous surf and rip currents threaten the east coast of Florida through Friday.
- The post-tropical system is expected to gradually weaken but remain powerful in the North Atlantic through early next week, with swells impacting the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bermuda, Northeastern United States coast, and Atlantic Canada.
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Hurricane Melissa is finally leaving the Caribbean region, after causing devastation in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba in recent days, killing more than 50 people. On Tuesday, the hurricane hit Jamaica with extraordinary force as a category five storm, and residents are still assessing the damage. The Black River area was the hardest hit, where about 90 percent of the buildings were destroyed. Residents say they have been left alone and are struggling …
Kingston/Puerto Príncipe/San Juan, 31 Oct (EFE).- More than 50 people have been killed by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean, mainly in Haiti and Jamaica, where rescue teams are striving to reach the most affected and isolated areas.Melissa, who became a post-tropical cyclone this Friday after being the most powerful hurricane of the current Atlantic season, has caused catastrophic damage to homes and critical infrastructure that are still being…
The Washington Hispanic
Hurricane Melissa was “raised away quickly” from Bermuda on Friday after having caused at least a hundred deaths in its passage through the Caribbean with unusual force. The worst storm that has hit the Caribbean islands in almost a century loses strength and is expected to reach at the end of Friday the northeast of the United States and eastern Canada degraded to “extratropical cyclone,” reported the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in its late…
Melissa moves away from the Caribbean after leaving devastation and some 50 dead in its wake | Caribbean | Hurricane Melissa | Jamaica | Haiti
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