Tropical Storm Melissa is beginning to strengthen and is "poised to intensify substantially over the next few days, according to the National Hurricane Center. The slow-moving storm is expected to ...

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Melissa intensified into a hurricane on Saturday, Oct. 25, as it continued its slow slog across the Caribbean Sea.

CAPABLE OF DOING. I’LL PASS AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. LET’S TURN NOW TO OUR FORECAST. MORE SPECIFICALLY, LET’S TALK ABOUT THE TROPICS WITH TROPICAL STORM MELISSA. YOU KNOW, IT’S BEEN VERY SLOW MOVING RIGHT ...

Editor's note: Follow Melissa's latest forecast and path track in USA TODAY's coverage on Saturday, Oct. 25. Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the Caribbean. At the same time, ...

Editor's Note:Hurricane Melissa continues on its path. See the latest update for Wednesday, Oct. 29. Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 5 storm and is forecast to bring destructive ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds. The storm is expected to cause catastrophic damage with life-threatening winds, rain, and storm surge ...

A major atmospheric river is drenching Southern California with heavy rain expected through Christmas morning and lingering showers into the weekend. Rainfall totals are forecast to range from 3 ...

• Moving north: Melissa is an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 hurricane as it closes in on Cuba, the National Hurricane Center warned, after the storm made a historic landfall in Jamaica as one of ...

Editor's Note: Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm. See the latest update for Monday, Oct. 27. Melissa intensified into a hurricane on Saturday, Oct. 25, as it continued its slow slog across ...