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.

So, will Hurricane Melissa hit New York? The short answer: no. The long answer: not unless it suddenly learns how to drive north. Still, it’s a sobering reminder that hurricane season doesn’t officially end until November 30 and that sometimes the scariest storms are the ones that miss us completely.

Jamaica has ordered the evacuation of its capital as it braces for what’s thought to become the most “catastrophic” hurricane in the island’s history.

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Several vacationers who were in Jamaica returned to South Florida on Sunday as tropical storm-force winds and heavy rain were felt on the Caribbean island after Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm.

Melissa is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane and bring life-threatening rainfall, landslides and storm surge to Jamaica, Haiti and elsewhere.

An Asher, Oklahoma couple missed the last flight out of Jamaica before the airport shut down ahead of Hurricane Melissa, which is set to hit this week. “We’re hunkering down for now,” said Cheryl McKinley.

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