Unlike other storms in this hurricane season, Melissa is likely to have a devastating effect on some of the most populated islands in the Caribbean.

Only two named storms have tracked through the Caribbean or Gulf so far in 2025. That's less than half the historical average and about a fifth of last year's count. Here's what experts are saying.

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected tofollow a long, meandering path that is unlikely to threaten the Tampa Bay area or ...

Invest 98L strengthened as expected into Tropical Storm Melissa Tuesday, Oct. 21. Further strengthening is expected.

"Due to Melissa’s slow motion, the risk of a prolonged multi-day period of potentially damaging winds, heavy rainfall ...

HURRICANE MELISSA UPDATE  Melissa made a second landfall on Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane. It's continuing to bring ...

HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Melissa is moving at a crawl through the southern Caribbean, and forecasts show it could become a ...

Forecast maps provided to Newsweek by AccuWeather suggest Tropical Storm Melissa could take two paths next week, one closer ...

NWS meteorologists at the Anchorage, Alaska, office issued a hurricane-force wind warning in the early morning hours on ...

Melissa is currently the only active tropical system in the Atlantic basin. As of Friday night, the storm remains nearly ...

The National Hurricane Center is keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to rapidly intensify into a ...

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to strengthen into a hurricane and is forecast to become a major hurricane by early next ...