Hurricane Melissa targets Jamaica
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While we're anticipating spending the next week and some change potentially with Melissa in the central Caribbean Sea, computer models point to one last window or two for some future tropical developm
Hurricane Melissa is now a category five storm, and a mandatory evacuation order is in place in parts of Jamaica as the storm inches closer. The impact of the storm’s outer bands are already being felt and the storm is bringing winds topping 160 miles per hour.
"It is more than kind of distressing because you don't know when and you don't know how," said Ewan Simpson, who lives in Jamaica.
Tropical Storm Sonia is churning in the Pacific Ocean and isn’t threatening land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm formed over the weekend and was centered Monday about 975
As this hurricane season nears its end, Cedar Key is still climbing out of the rubble left by Hurricanes Idalia and Helene, hoping to survive the year unscathed.
Hurricane season can be stressful for anyone near the potential path of a storm, as powerful winds and heavy rain can cause widespread damage, cut power for days or weeks and otherwise upend people’s lives.
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