Melissa, now a Category 5 storm, was expected to slam into the southern coast of Jamaica on Tuesday, Oct. 28, before approaching Cuba as a major hurricane and crossing the Bahamas, forecasters said. Melissa poses no threat to the United States.

A strengthening Melissa grew into a Category 4 hurricane and could reach Category 5 status by Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Ca...

“Catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides are likely,” it warned.