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Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 3 storm and is expected to become a Category 5 before landfall in Jamaica, bringing heavy rain, destructive winds, and flooding, with potential impacts extending to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and the Bahamas.
Tropical Storm Melissa is slowly moving across the Caribbean and is expected to rapidly intensify, with its prolonged presence increasing the risk of an unusual northward trajectory next week, posing potential dangers.
Hurricane Erin has strengthened to a Category 5 storm with winds near 160 mph, threatening the East Coast, Bahamas, and Atlantic Canada with heavy rainfall, dangerous surf, and rip currents, prompting warnings and flood watches in affected areas.
Tropical Storm Erin is strengthening in the Atlantic, with potential to become a hurricane and pass near Bermuda, causing high surf and rip currents along the US East Coast and Caribbean, while a separate system may impact northeast Mexico and Texas.
Tropical Depression 10 is expected to become Tropical Storm Idalia and potentially intensify into a hurricane as it moves across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is likely to make landfall near the Big Bend region of the Florida Panhandle and could bring tropical storm impacts to parts of southern Georgia and South Carolina. Residents along the panhandle and western Florida coast should prepare for the storm, as rapid intensification is possible. The "I" storms have historically been problematic, and late August is when the ninth named storm typically occurs.