Tropical Storm Melissa, forecast to become major hurricane, barrels toward Jamaica and Cuba

Tropical Storm Melissa, forecast to become major hurricane, barrels toward Jamaica and Cuba

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to intensify into a hurricane in the Caribbean on Saturday, bringing with it catastrophic flash flooding and potential landslides. The slow-moving storm is already responsible for the deaths of at least three people in Haiti. Meteorologists warn the storm could become a Category 4 hurricane, bringing major rainfall and destructive…

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Hurricane Humberto likely to bring dangerous surf to most of East Coast this week. Maps show its forecast path.

Hurricane Humberto likely to bring dangerous surf to most of East Coast this week. Maps show its forecast path.

Hurricane Humberto is likely to bring dangerous surf to most of the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda this week, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said, adding that tropical storm conditions are possible in Bermuda on Tuesday. The swells will likely cause “life-threatening surf and rip current conditions,” the center warned. Humberto rapidly strengthened over the…

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Maps show Hurricane Erin’s path off East Coast as it starts moving away from North Carolina shoreline

Maps show Hurricane Erin’s path off East Coast as it starts moving away from North Carolina shoreline

Hurricane Erin began moving away from the North Carolina coast on Thursday, turning northeastward after bringing tropical storm conditions to the state’s Outer Banks, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said as it cautioned people not to swim at most U.S. East Coast beaches due to “life-threatening surf and rip currents.” Erin isn’t expected to make…

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