…MELISSA NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH AND FORECAST TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY THIS WEEKEND… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAMAICA THROUGH THE WEEKEND… As of 8:00 AM EDT Sat Oct 25 the center of Melissa was located near 16.4, -75.0 with movement WNW at 1 mph. The minimum central pressure was 982 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph.
Summary for Tropical Storm Melissa (AT3/AL132025)
