Editor's Note:Hurricane Melissa continues on its path. See the latest update for Wednesday, Oct. 29. Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 5 storm and is forecast to bring destructive ...

Editor's note: Follow Melissa's latest forecast and path track in USA TODAY's coverage on Saturday, Oct. 25. On the afternoon of Friday Oct. 24, Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the central ...

Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm, the third of the 2025 Atlantic season. This "rapid intensification," where storms quickly strengthen, is becoming more common due to ...

Over the same time period just five years ago, in 2020, there had been more than double the number of storms compared to what we've seen so far this year. It "only takes one," though, to make ...

It’s a gorgeous Saturday morning in downtown Sarasota, with a gentle breeze and the sun glistening off calm bay waters dotted with pleasure boats — but down in the Caribbean, a storm that shares its ...

Tropical Storm Imelda is moving slowly north on a path parallel to Florida's coast. While Imelda is expected to remain offshore, indirect impacts are expected in Florida. Watch for life-threatening ...

The National Hurricane Center does not expect any tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic over the next seven days. While the hurricane season is quiet, a strong cold front is expected to bring the ...

Tropical Storm Melissa is likely to undergo rapid intensification and grow into a powerful Category 4 hurricane. Melissa continues to move very slowly and that speed will mean several days of strong ...

Tropical Depression 9 has strengthened into Tropical Storm Imelda, with a tropical storm watch in effect for part of Florida's east coast. The storm is forecast to become a hurricane by late Monday or ...

Hurricane Melissa is approaching Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds. A recent study suggests global warming is fueling more intense and rapidly strengthening hurricanes. Scientists have ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Destructive Hurricane Melissa made its second landfall early Wednesday morning, this time blasting portions of eastern Cuba with damaging winds and flooding rain just hours after ...