Hurricane Melissa, Tropical Storm
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ORLANDO, FL – Hurricane Melissa has delivered devastating impacts to Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas over the last few days, and now it’s finally moving out of the Caribbean.
The National Hurricane Center said uncertainty continues on where Tropical Storm Melissa will go and how strong it could get.
Hurricane Melissa is expected to become a Category 5 hurricane on its way to landfall in Jamaica, per the National Hurricane Center Sunday, Oct. 26.
Hurricane Melissa is now a powerful Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, moving west at 3 mph as of Monday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Melissa is moving quickly away from Bermuda and is expected to become extratropical on Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Melissa is currently located approximately 255 miles north of Bermuda. It has maximum sustained winds of 90 mph and a minimum central pressure of 973 millibars.
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