Hurricane Melissa, Florida and Jamaica
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The Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and lasts through November 30. There have been 13 named storms so far this season.
Conditions remain quiet in the tropics, with no activity expected for the next seven days. But don't let your guard down yet.
Forecasters are watching a tropical wave in the Caribbean, where waters remain warm enough to support tropical development.
Historic, life-threatening flash flooding and landslides are expected in portions of Jamaica, southern Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the weekend, the NHC said. Peak storm surge heights could reach 9 to 13 feet above normal tide levels in Jamaica, accompanied by large and powerfully destructive waves.
Hurricane Melissa has strengthened back into a Category 2 storm and is heading toward Bermuda. The storm caused widespread destruction and dozens of deaths across Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba. Florida will be spared from the storm's wind and rain but will ...
Forecasters said the colossal amount of rain dropped on parts of Florida east and north of Orlando was comparable to what the region saw from a hurricane in 2022, underscoring the state's vulnerability to extreme weather far beyond the tropical storms that brew offshore.
Florida Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky ordered penalties against two insurance companies for their claims-handling practices during hurricanes in recent years.
It was the only tropical cyclone to ever strike Miami from this direction in November. And its name might just give it away.