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Tropical Storm Melissa now a hurricane, NHC says
A hurricane watch is in effect for the southwestern peninsula of Haiti, from Port-au-Prince to the border with the Dominican Republic, according to the NHC advisory.
October 26, 2025 01:20 AM IST
First published on: Oct 26, 2025 at 01:18 AM IST
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People abandon a car on an impassable street flooded by rains caused by Tropical Storm Melissa in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (AP Photo) Tropical Storm Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend, the US National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.
Hurricane Melissa is located about 235 miles (380 km) southwest of Port-au-Prince in Haiti, packing maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (120 km/h), the NHC said in its latest advisory.
A hurricane warning is in place for Jamaica, and the NHC said life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected in portions of southern Hispaniola and Jamaica into early next week.
The center of Melissa is expected to move near or over Jamaica during the weekend and early next week, the NHC said, adding that it could be near or over eastern Cuba by the middle of next week.
A hurricane watch is in effect for the southwestern peninsula of Haiti, from Port-au-Prince to the border with the Dominican Republic, according to the NHC advisory.
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