Hurricane Melissa now major Category 3 storm, forecast to reach Category 5. Florida update

Hurricane Melissa is expected to continue strengthening and become a Category 5 hurricane, according to the NHC, Saturday, Oct. 25.

‘It’s home’: Caribbean diaspora from Miami to New York fuels Hurricane Melissa relief efforts

In Cooper City, Brittany and Dwayne Wolfe have offered up their home as a drop-off site for diapers and other necessities. The couple are the cofounders of The Greater Fort Lauderdale Diaper Bank, and many of the organization’s volunteers and supporters grew up in Jamaica or still have family on the island.

See latest spaghetti models for Hurricane Melissa. Trajectory, path, Florida forecast

Melissa is expected to become a Category 5 hurricane by Sunday night, Oct. 26, and have catastrophic impacts on islands in the northern Caribbean.
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With a month left in hurricane season, experts stress importance of planning ahead in Florida

Don’t be fooled – there’s still time for major activity this season. Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, the strongest-ever storm to hit Jamaica, had winds topping 185 mph and could have turned toward the Sunshine State.

National Hurricane Center tracks Hurricane Melissa approaching Bermuda off Florida coast

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened back into a Category 2 hurricane after devastating Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas and is heading toweard Bermuda.

U.S. ready to send humanitarian aid to Cuba after Hurricane Melissa devastation

The United States stands prepared to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to Cuba following the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Melissa, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday.

19 fatalities in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa, death toll expected to rise

Nineteen people are confirmed dead in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa, which tore through the island as a Category 5 hurricane this week.
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