Ferocious hurricane Melissa is veering from the US. What's keeping it away?

Melissa could briefly bring a swell and rough seas to the U.S. East Coast after it passes the Bahamas later in the week, but because of the angle and speed at which it's moving off into the Atlantic, Roth said any coastal impacts should be short-lived.

Monday, Oct. 27 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 11 p.m. ET

Hurricane Melissa's path: What to expect from the Category 5 storm

Hurricane Melissa, now a powerful Category 5 storm, will slam into Jamaica on Monday as the worst storm the island has ever seen.

Tuesday, Oct. 28: National Hurricane Center's update on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

Article last updated: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 4 a.m. ET

Hurricane Melissa turns dangerous in the Caribbean as Sarasota watches closely

Melissa strengthened into a deadly Category 5 hurricane Monday with catastrophic impacts expected across the Caribbean, similar to Sarasota last year.

American couple stranded in Jamaica amid hurricane

Hurricane Melissa is edging toward Jamaica and is set to make landfall as a historic Category 5 storm. NBC News' Tom Llamas speaks with an American couple stranded there.

Hurricane Hunters Found Something in Melissa’s Eye: Trapped Birds

The news “underscores the profound ecological toll that Hurricane Melissa will have on Jamaica’s biodiversity,” said one expert on the island.

South Florida groups prepare aid shipments for Caribbean as family members grapple with Hurricane Melissa impacts

"It is more than kind of distressing because you don't know when and you don't know how," said Ewan Simpson, who lives in Jamaica.
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