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'Near stationary' Tropical Storm Melissa is moving slower than a person walking — and it may bring deadly flash floods to the Caribbean

After circling the central Caribbean Sea and remaining 'near stationary' this week, Tropical Storm Melissa is now about 160 miles (260 kilometers) southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, and drifting ...
Forbes

4 Reasons Meteorologists Are Concerned About Tropical Storm Melissa

Tropical Storm Melissa is the 13th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. That may be a surprising fact for many readers. Most of those storms have not impacted the U.S. mainland or made ...
Yahoo

NHC predicting Tropical Storm Melissa will strengthen into major hurricane. Any Florida impacts?

While portions of the Caribbean brace for impacts from Tropical Storm Melissa, Florida residents should keep a wary eye on the storm. "There is significant uncertainty in the track and intensity ...
CNN

You can walk faster than Tropical Storm Melissa is moving. It’s a new, troubling tendency for Atlantic storms

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to meander the Caribbean at an agonizingly slow pace in the coming days, even as it’s forecast to strengthen into a hurricane, covering as little as 2 miles in an ...
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Explainer: How storms form and strengthen

CEBU, Philippines — Every time a storm enters the Philipine Area of Responsibility (PAR), Filipinos brace for the impact of rain, floods, winds, and the long list of risks that come with any tropical ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Monster Tropical Storm Melissa could become Cat 5 hurricane, possible Sarasota impacts?

It’s a gorgeous Saturday morning in downtown Sarasota, with a gentle breeze and the sun glistening off calm bay waters dotted with pleasure boats — but down in the Caribbean, a storm that shares its ...
USA Today

Tropical Storm Melissa could become a major hurricane. See path.

Editor's note: Follow Melissa's latest forecast and path track in USA TODAY's coverage on Saturday, Oct. 25. Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the Caribbean. At the same time, ...
AOL

National Hurricane Center tracking tropical wave in Caribbean. How often do November storms form?

Conditions remain quiet in the tropics, with no activity expected for the next seven days, according to the National Hurricane Center. But don't let your guard down yet. Track all active storms ...
The News-Press

Tropical Storm Melissa forms. See spaghetti models. Are Fort Myers, Cape Coral in path?

Tropical Storm Melissa formed in the central Caribbean and is the 13th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters expect the storm to strengthen, possibly into a hurricane, as it ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Melissa could become one of the 'strongest storms ever' in Atlantic. Will it impact NC?

Tropical Storm Melissa is currently in the central Caribbean Sea, with significant uncertainty about its future path and intensity. Forecasters predict Melissa could undergo rapid intensification, ...
USA Today

Will Tropical Storm Melissa become a hurricane? See projected path

Editor's Note: Tropical Storm Melissa could become a hurricane. See the latest update for Friday, Oct. 24. Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the central Caribbean Sea and is showing no signs ...