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Melissa, Florida and Jamaica

Will Hurricane Melissa impact South Florida after hitting Jamaica and Cuba? See its projected path.

Melissa is expected to bring rainfall of 15 to 30 inches to portions of Jamaica and additional rainfall of 6 to 12 inches for southern Hispaniola through Wednesday, with local storm total maxima of 40 inches possible. Catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides are likely, NHC said.

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See Hurricane Melissa path, spaghetti models. Florida impacts?

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Florida evacuates 28 residents from Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

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Jamaican Farms Reel From Hurricane Melissa, Fueling Fears of Food Shortages

On Tuesday, Melissa's 185-mph (298-kph) winds tore across the western side of the island, damaging Brumley's facility and killing thousands of chickens.

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'We have no idea what lies ahead': Aid struggles to reach Jamaican towns devastated by hurricane

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Hurricane Melissa death toll tops 60; 'apocalyptic' Caribbean damage. Updates.

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'No help, no food, no water': Hurricane-hit Jamaican towns desperately wait for aid

Local official Dr Dayton Campbell told the BBC 10 of those deaths were in Westmoreland.

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Melissa Jamaica Damage Seen Costing Insurers Up to $3 Billion

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28 Floridians rescued from Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa’s devastation

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Hurricane Melissa latest spaghetti models, Florida forecast, path, trajectory for Thursday

After devastating Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas, Hurricane Melissa is heading toward Bermuda. Will it affect Florida?

Hurricane Melissa now major Category 3 storm, forecast to reach Category 5. Florida update

Hurricane Melissa is expected to continue strengthening and become a Category 5 hurricane, according to the NHC, Saturday, Oct. 25.

Hurricane Melissa latest spaghetti models, Florida forecast, path, trajectory

Melissa developed into a deadly Category 5 hurricane Monday, Oct. 27, and is expected to have historically catastrophic impacts on the northern Caribbean.

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National Hurricane Center tracks Hurricane Melissa approaching Bermuda off Florida coast

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened back into a Category 2 hurricane after devastating Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas and is heading toweard Bermuda.

Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with 185 mph winds. Florida impact?

Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm of the 2025 Atlantic season, made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday as possibly its worst storm in recorded history.

See latest spaghetti models for Hurricane Melissa. Trajectory, path, Florida forecast

Melissa is expected to become a Category 5 hurricane by Sunday night, Oct. 26, and have catastrophic impacts on islands in the northern Caribbean.

‘Blows my mind’: Hurricane Melissa wasn’t just a Category 5, it showed ‘extraordinary’ intensity

Hurricane Melissa’s exceptional power, endurance and ability to overcome obstacles stunned meteorologists. Here’s what to know.

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‘It’s home’: Caribbean diaspora from Miami to New York fuels Hurricane Melissa relief efforts

In Cooper City, Brittany and Dwayne Wolfe have offered up their home as a drop-off site for diapers and other necessities. The couple are the cofounders of The Greater Fort Lauderdale Diaper Bank, and many of the organization’s volunteers and supporters grew up in Jamaica or still have family on the island.