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Tropical Storm Melissa Forms in the Caribbean on Path Toward Haiti
- The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday that Invest 98L became Tropical Storm Melissa on Oct. 21, becoming the 13th named storm and prompting a hurricane watch for portions of Haiti.
- Warm Caribbean waters helped seed the system, according to AccuWeather, which forecasted Melissa could become a hurricane later this week due to seasonal and ocean-temperature factors.
- Forecasters warned that Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Cuba should prepare for heavy rain, strong winds, flooding and rough surf, and the National Hurricane Center reported winds up to 45 miles per hour.
- Forecasters say a direct U.S. hit appears unlikely but not impossible as models show multiple paths, including a northward turn over Hispaniola and northeastward movement by early next week.
- Spaghetti models show multiple divergent tracks, underscoring forecast variance since the National Hurricane Center cone misses up to 33% of the storm center, while Florida coastlines could see rough surf and erosion next week.
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Yakima Herald-RepublicTropical Storm Melissa expected to bring heavy rain, dangerous floods to Haiti, Jamaica
Tropical Storm Melissa is on track to threaten Haiti as a hurricane over the weekend, bringing heavy rains and life-threatening flooding to the island nation. Jamaica and Cuba also could feel the effects as the storm meanders slowly north in…
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Leaning Left26Leaning Right7Center64Last UpdatedBias Distribution66% Center
Bias Distribution
- 66% of the sources are Center
66% Center
L 27%
C 66%
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