Tropical Storm Melissa slowly churns towards Jamaica, forecast to intensify into major hurricane by Sunday
Tropical Storm Melissa slowly churns towards Jamaica, forecast to intensify into major hurricane by Sunday
FOX Weather Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari breaks down Tropical Storm Melissa as the slow moving storm intensifies in the Caribbean. Millions of people in Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic are preparing for flooding rain and high winds as Tropical Storm Melissa, which is now forecast to become a Category 4 hurricane, meanders in the central Caribbean. Jamaica's government issued a Hurricane Watch and a Tropical Storm Warning on Thursday morning, as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned of possible life-threatening flash flooding on the island nation due to heavy rain expected from Melissa. Similar alerts have been issued for the southwestern peninsula of Haiti, including Port-au-Prince.
