Tropical Storm Melissa is barely moving in the Caribbean at 2 mph, and forecast to strengthen as it spins in place over the next several days. FOX Weather Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen provides the latest forecast details on Melissa.
A tropical storm swirling in the Caribbean is on track to explode into a major hurricane — and while its path remains unclear, forecasters warn the East Coast could be hit with torrential rain and powerful winds.
Tropical Storm Melissa formed in the Caribbean Sea Tuesday and is expected to become the year’s fifth Atlantic hurricane early Saturday in southern Jamaica before rapidly intensifying into a Category 3 monster by early Monday in the western Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center. The track of the slow-moving system — sitting about 300 miles south-southwest of Port-au-Prince and creeping along at just 2 mph with 50 mph sustained winds — remains “very uncertain” after it churns through the Caribbean’s western basin, FOX Weather Meteorologist Dylan DeBruyn told The Post.“Forecast uncertainty remains high into early next week and its potential impacts to the East Coast,” DeBruyan said, adding that there a few scenarios forecasters are monitoring. “One is a storm that can become stronger, faster and moving over Hispaniola and moving out to sea into the open Atlantic Ocean. A second scenario would be a system that slowly moves west before being picked up by a dip in the jet stream to the north which could mean a closer approach to the US.”He said direct hits to the East Coast are “unlikely” — but warned the forecast can still change. However, the Eastern Seaboard could be in for a Halloween washout next weekend, with the Climate Prediction Center warning of a storm system moving in the Mid-Atlantic — and if Melissa tracks close enough, it may bring a tropical punch of heavy rain and winds along the coast, DeBruyn added.Melissa sitting about 300 miles south-southwest of Port-au-Prince and creeping along at just 2 mph with 50 mph sustained winds.Melissa is forecast to dump 5 to 10 inches of rain on parts of the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica, through Saturday, with flash flooding, strong winds, landslides, mudslides and hazardous surf impacting the region, according to the National Hurricane Center.Chicago principal claims teacher who made sick Charlie Kirk gesture is the victim — but makes no mention of her behavior Luigi Mangione got beaten up by 7 'ladyboys' in Thailand months before UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting: reportMick Jagger, Leonardo DiCaprio and Madonna eye art while single Lily Allen mingles at Frieze London Dax Shepard’s jokes about hitting Kristen Bell ‘several times’ resurface amid backlash from ‘tone-deaf’ anniversary post‘Chad Powers’ Episode 5 Finally Lets Glen Powell Have Cybertruck Sex: “It’s Not The Most Comfortable Hookup Car”Sunny Hostin Feuds With Cheryl Hines On ‘The View’ After Slamming Her Husband RFK Jr.: “He’s Connecting Circumcisions To Autism!”Melissa sitting about 300 miles south-southwest of Port-au-Prince and creeping along at just 2 mph with 50 mph sustained winds.
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