Melissa strengthens into Category 4 hurricane
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Hurricane Melissa is forecast to strengthen — possibly as high as Category 5 — as it meanders around the Caribbean in the next several days.
Hurricane Melissa is forecast to become a major hurricane on Sunday with catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.
Article first published: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, 5 a.m. ET
The base commander on Saturday expanded a previous evacuation order to include “non-mission-essential U.S. citizens.”