Busy night with an low-end threat for severe weather.
Hurricane Melissa has been upgraded to a Category 2 hurricane and is currently just 130 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. This marks Melissa as the 5th named hurricane and the 15th named storm of this Atlantic Hurricane Season.
Melissa is likely to rapidly intensify over the next 24-48 hours, potentially reaching a powerful Category 5 hurricane before making direct landfall in Jamaica early Tuesday.
Currently, it is moving slowly westward, raising concerns for the surrounding areas in the Caribbean.
Jamaica is under a Hurricane Warning, while Eastern Cuba has been placed under a Hurricane Watch. The southern part of Haiti also remains under a Hurricane Watch along with a Tropical Storm Warning.
Melissa poses significant threats including catastrophic rainfall, hurricane-force winds, dangerous storm surges, and the risk of landslides.
Follow Meteorologist Breyanna Lewis for further updates.
See the KATC 10 Day Forecast for the latest.
