Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Melissa to become Caribbean hurricane as lake-effect rain event unfolds
Top weather news for Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025: Tropical Storm Melissa could become a dangerous hurricane in the Caribbean over the coming days. Meanwhile, a long-duration lake-effect rain event is unfolding across the Great Lakes.
Weather in America: October 22, 2025
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Craig Herrera.
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Tropical Storm Melissa to bring 'significant' risk of flash flooding to portions of Hispaniola, Jamaica
Hurricane and Tropical Storm Watches remain in effect across portions of the Caribbean as Tropical Storm Melissa slowly churns over the region and gains strength while bringing flooding rain to Hispaniola and Jamaica.
Forecasters say Melissa will likely become a hurricane, and it could even strengthen into a Category 2 hurricane in the coming days as it tracks in the direction of Jamaica and the southwestern portions of Haiti later this week and into the weekend.
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Long-duration lake-effect rain event unfolds across Great Lakes
A low-pressure system over the Great Lakes region will trigger the development of lake-effect rain bands on the eastern sides of lakes Michigan, Erie and Ontario and the southern side of Lake Superior.
The National Weather Service offices in Buffalo, New York, and Cleveland are describing the setup as a "long-duration" and "prolonged" lake-effect rain event, respectively. A widespread 1-2 inches of rain, with locally up to 3 inches, is expected along the Interstate 90 corridor between Buffalo and Cleveland through the end of the week.
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Atmospheric river forecast to bring deluge of rain, snow and potential flooding to Pacific Northwest
Light rain is forecast for much of the Pacific Northwest Wednesday ahead of a more powerful atmospheric river that is set to slam into the region later this week, which, when all is said and done, could drop several inches of rain in coastal areas and several feet of snow at higher elevations.
A Level 1 out of 4 flash flood threat has been issued by NOAA's Weather Prediction Center for the Northern California coast, coastal Oregon and parts of western Washington for Friday and Saturday.
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Watch this: Woman shoved into oncoming traffic by powerful wind gust in New Zealand
Strong winds in New Zealand blew a woman into the middle of traffic on Tuesday morning.
Footage of the incident shows the woman slowly walking toward the crosswalk of an intersection in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. Then, a gust of wind from behind her pushes the woman into the street, where she tumbles forward on the concrete street and rolls into oncoming traffic.
Woman shoved into oncoming traffic by powerful wind in New Zealand
Strong winds in New Zealand blew a woman into the middle of traffic on Tuesday morning.
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