As Melissa accelerates northeastward over the western Atlantic, its next encounter will be with the southeastern part of Newfoundland packing torrential rain, high winds and heavy seas.

Several more North Carolina homes have collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean, and more could collapse in the coming days, according to the National Park Service.

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has struck in open waters of the Atlantic Ocean and was felt throughout the eastern Caribbean.

The Outer Banks of North Carolina stand guard over a treacherous stretch of ocean known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, so it’s almost fitting that something supernatural has been crawling out of the surf just ahead of Halloween.

Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds, and its strength defied typical weakening factors.

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has struck in open waters of the Atlantic Ocean and was felt throughout the eastern Caribbean.

Melissa is moving over the North Atlantic & has lost tropical characteristics becoming a large post-tropical ocean storm that will only slowly wind down into early next week. Microwave satellite imagery from CIMSS (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies):

Five unoccupied Outer Banks homes collapsed Tuesday morning into the Atlantic Ocean, increasing the tally to 16 that have tumbled this year.