At 5 p.m. Sunday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Melissa found new strength and had evolved from a Category 3 hurricane into a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds ...

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to become a rare category five storm as it turns towards Jamaica, bringing life-threatening flash flooding and landslides.

“Life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected in portions of southern Hispaniola and Jamaica into early next week,” the National Hurricane Center said in its advisory.

Hurricane Melissa has formed in the Caribbean, making it the 13th named storm in the Atlantic this year, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. The NEXT Weather team at CBS Miami said no direct impacts are expected to South Florida at this time,

Tropical Storm Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

The timing of the cold front is a boon to Florida, batting away the burgeoning Melissa, which is gorging on exceptionally warm waters in the Caribbean.