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Hurricane Melissa, Florida

Will Hurricane Melissa impact South Florida as it heads toward Jamaica, Cuba? See its projected path.

Hurricane Melissa has formed in the Caribbean, making it the 13th named storm in the Atlantic this year, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. Monday morning, it became a powerful Category 5 hurricane.

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Hurricane Melissa latest spaghetti models, Florida forecast, path, trajectory for Tuesday

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Got a minute? Here's what to expect in Florida from Hurricane Melissa

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Hurricane Melissa Trackers See ‘Catastrophic’ Impact on Caribbean: Do U.S. Homeowners Need To Worry?

Hurricane Melissa strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane early Monday morning prior to its approach along the southern coastline of Jamaica, and is tracking to be perhaps the most destructive storm of...

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Monster Cat 5 Melissa still getting stronger as it nears Jamaica. Where will it go next?

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See Hurricane Melissa path, spaghetti models. Florida impacts?

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Gray skies in Jacksonville as Hurricane Melissa intensifies to 175 mph. What's next?

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to have catastrophic impacts on islands in the northern Caribbean. Here's more on where it's headed and local impacts.

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Hurricane Melissa grows stronger as it approaches Jamaica: Live Updates

With peak sustained winds of 180 mph and even higher gusts, Hurricane Melissa is forecast to be the strongest storm ever to strike Jamaica.

National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, 2 tropical waves. What you should know

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to strengthen into a hurricane and is forecast to become a major hurricane by early next week.

WATCH: Hurricane Hunters video shows what its like in the eye of Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa became a Category 5 hurricane on Monday, and the U.S. Air Force Reserve is among the agencies keeping an eye on the storm.

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National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Lorenzo, 3 tropical waves. Florida impacts?

Forecasters predict Lorenzo will turn north and then east well away from Florida and the United States, and could make a partial clockwise loop in the tropical central Atlantic. Lorenzo is the 12th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and the third storm to form since Oct. 1.

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Melissa is one of the most powerful hurricanes ever. Here’s how it ranks.

The two categories combined make up about 17 percent of all hurricanes in recorded history. Those reaching Category 5 — like Melissa — historically make up more like 4 percent of hurricanes. And fewer than half of the strongest two categories of hurricanes go on to hit land at such intensity.

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Meteorologist flies into eye of ferocious Hurricane Melissa: ‘breathtaking and simultaneously horrifying’

CNN’s Erin Burnett speaks to “Capital Weather Gang” Meteorologist Matthew Cappucci about his journey into the eye of Hurricane Melissa, and the danger the storm is expected to bring.