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Tropical Storm Melissa Could Soon Turn Into a Powerful Hurricane
Tropical Storm Melissa may become a hurricane by Thursday with 50 mph winds and could bring 5 to 10 inches of rain causing flash flooding and landslides, forecasters said.
- On Wednesday, Tropical Storm Melissa was located about 335 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, moving west-northwest at 2 mph with sustained winds of 50 mph.
- Reconnaissance missions found the storm's center reformed northeast, while top computer forecast models remain divided between a sharp turn toward Hispaniola and a slower westward path.
- Forecasters warned Melissa could produce 5 to 10 inches of rain through Saturday for the southern Dominican Republic, southern Haiti and eastern Jamaica, with risks of flash flooding and landslides.
- The National Hurricane Center said gradual strengthening is anticipated and Melissa could become a hurricane as soon as Thursday, with a hurricane watch for southern Haiti and a tropical storm watch for Jamaica in effect.
- Some models show potential rapid intensification later this week, while other projections depict a long, drawn-out affair in the central Caribbean; experts said the U.S. is still likely spared despite lower forecast confidence.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution62% Center
Bias Distribution
- 62% of the sources are Center
62% Center
L 23%
C 62%
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