Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Tropical Storm Melissa to become catastrophic Category 4 hurricane

Weather in America: October 23, 2025

FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Craig Herrera.

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Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to become Category 4 hurricane dumping flooding rain on Jamaica, Hispaniola

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 catastrophic Category 4 hurricane, meanders in the central Caribbean.

A Hurricane Watch has been issued for parts of Haiti, including Port-au-Prince, and a Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for Jamaica. The dangerous rain and wind impacts from Melissa are expected to begin on those island nations by Friday.

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Lake-effect rain event soaks Great Lakes metro areas, including Interstate 90 corridor

A low-pressure system over the Great Lakes region continues to fuel lake-effect rain bands on the eastern sides of lakes Michigan, Erie and Ontario and the southern side of Lake Superior.

A widespread 1-2 inches of rain, with locally up to 3 inches, is expected along the Interstate 90 corridor between Buffalo, New York, and Cleveland through the end of the week. Social media video showed dozens of lightning strikes over Lake Erie, from the Buffalo waterfront, as the lake-effect rain bands moved into the region.

Lightning dazzles over Lake Erie, part of long-duration lake-effect rain

Lightning dazzled over Lake Erie, as seen from Buffalo, New York. 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 south side of Lake Superior through Thursday.

Atmospheric river forecast to bring deluge of rain, snow and potential flooding to Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest will face an even more powerful atmospheric river that is set to slam into the region beginning Friday that could drop several inches of rain in coastal areas and several feet of snow at higher elevations when all is said and done.

According to the FOX Forecast Center, the strongest impacts are expected from southern Oregon into Northern California. Cities including San Francisco and Eureka in California and Medford, Oregon, will see the most intense part of the storm on Saturday and Sunday. 

The rain forecast for the West Coast.
(FOX Weather)

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Watch this: Large waves batter Lake Michigan pier as 50-mph winds roar ashore

Footage taken by Nate's Dronography on Tuesday shows intense winds roaring over Lake Michigan, kicking up massive waves that lashed a pier in Saint Joseph, Michigan.

The angry seas were fueled by steady wind gusts of 40-50 mph, with a peak gust of 51 mph.

Large waves and strong winds lash at a pier in Lake Michigan

Massive waves were seen slamming into a pier on Lake Michigan on Tuesday, as weather warnings were set in place for the area.

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