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Hurricane Melissa Nears Cat 5 Status Just As Potential Nor'easter Could Be Developing: Update
A potential Nor’easter, combined with intensifying Hurricane Melissa, could bring significant coastal impacts to the East Coast this week. From gusty winds and heavy rain to beach erosion and coastal flooding, areas from Florida to Maine are on alert for ...
South Florida will experience impact storms again today, after flooding rains swept through the Boca area last night. Expect heavy rains and storm action this afternoon, flaring up at about 3pm onward.
Weather experts said they feared that if forecasts become less accurate, the public will lose faith in them — and the result will be that residents will be less likely to heed hurricane warnings and evacuate when their lives may be in danger.
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.
Melissa is expected to become a Category 5 hurricane by Sunday night, Oct. 26, and have catastrophic impacts on islands in the northern Caribbean.
Jamaica and other countries impacted by Hurricane Melissa will be getting help from organizations right here in South Florida.
Hurricane Melissa is forecast to strengthen — possibly as high as Category 5 — as it meanders around the Caribbean in the next several days.
Though the risk to Florida is low, parts of the Caribbean are in peril. Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to power up to a major hurricane. Though its chances of affecting Florida are low, it can't be ruled out.
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