2025 Hurricane and Tropical Weather

[PayrollNerd]

This is so scary for the islanders. Guessing this name will be retired when it’s all said and done.

Tropical Storm Melissa to strengthen into major hurricane: Latest forecast

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to bring catastrophic flash flooding and landslides to parts of the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.

abcnews.go.com

 

[MelmothTheLost]

This is so scary for the islanders. Guessing this name will be retired when it’s all said and done.

Tropical Storm Melissa to strengthen into major hurricane: Latest forecast

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to bring catastrophic flash flooding and landslides to parts of the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.

abcnews.go.com

Looks as though this one will hit the Caymans badly as well.

 

[Stunned]

I feel for all the Islands that will be affected, particularly Haiti which cannot ever catch a break!

 

[PayrollNerd]

Tropical Tidbits latest

19K views · 311 reactions | 🌀 Friday video update on Tropical Storm #Melissa, now beginning its intensification run toward hurricane status, and bringing life-threatening hazards to multiple Caribbean countries: | Tropical Tidbits

🌀 Friday video update on Tropical Storm #Melissa, now beginning its intensification run toward hurricane status, and bringing life-threatening hazards to multiple Caribbean countries:

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[PayrollNerd]

Oh goodness. Where are these poor people supposed to go with so little resources? They must be terrified.

https://fb.watch/CYWCbrTAoN

 

[MelmothTheLost]

Looks as though this one will hit the Caymans badly as well.

It looks like I was wrong about this as it now looks as though it will turn northward through Jamaica and eastern Cuba.

 

[PayrollNerd]

It looks like I was wrong about this as it now looks as though it will turn northward through Jamaica and eastern Cuba.

I think they’ll get a breeze, kinda like my youngest in Granada, but remain unscathed thankfully.

It’s been breezy here in Sarasota for 3 days. Cool in the mornings and fantastic gardening weather. Not sure which weather pattern is responsible for it at this point. But, my transplanted zucchini is being rather dramatic about it all.

 

[PayrollNerd]

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[mickey2942]

US citizens are evacuated as Hurricane Melissa heads to Jamaica

As Hurricane Melissa is upgraded to a Category 4 storm, US citizens in Guantánamo Bay are evacuated as preparations for the fierce storm begin.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Melissa is just sucking up the warm waters, 82°! And a slow moving storm is worse than a fast one, because the rain bands just keep circling around slowly.

Have they done any models yet on where she will go after leaving Cuba? Looks like an eastern movement? Back out to sea?

 

[Lexiintoronto]

US citizens are evacuated as Hurricane Melissa heads to Jamaica

As Hurricane Melissa is upgraded to a Category 4 storm, US citizens in Guantánamo Bay are evacuated as preparations for the fierce storm begin.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Melissa is just sucking up the warm waters, 82°! And a slow moving storm is worse than a fast one, because the rain bands just keep circling around slowly.

Have they done any models yet on where she will go after leaving Cuba? Looks like an eastern movement? Back out to sea?

Here’s the current track from our Canadian site:

Hurricane Track - Environment Canada

Tropical cyclone information track map showing storms currently tracked by the Canadian Hurricane Centre

weather.gc.ca

 

[PayrollNerd]

Tropical Tidbits latest

Hurricane MELISSA
As of 12:00 UTC Oct 27, 2025:

Location: 16.4°N 78.0°W
Maximum Winds: 140 kt Gusts: N/A
Minimum Central Pressure: 912 mb
Environmental Pressure: N/A
Radius of Circulation: N/A
Radius of Maximum wind: 10 nm
64 kt Wind Radii by Quadrant:

 

[Lucy6226]

I hope everyone can get to a safe place as possible. But it looks like a lot of people are choosing to stay home at the moment

“There are over 800 shelters across Jamaica. Of the 800 shelters that are open, only 76 of the 800 shelters are seeing any activities at all,” McKenzie said at a press conference. “There are four parishes that have no one in the shelters.”

Source:- CNN

 

[MelmothTheLost]

I hope everyone can get to a safe place as possible. But it looks like a lot of people are choosing to stay home at the moment

“There are over 800 shelters across Jamaica. Of the 800 shelters that are open, only 76 of the 800 shelters are seeing any activities at all,” McKenzie said at a press conference. “There are four parishes that have no one in the shelters.”

Source:- CNN

Maybe people would rather take their chances than risk leaving their homes unguarded. There's always a risk of looting in the aftermath of natural disasters.

 

[mickey2942]

Maybe people would rather take their chances than risk leaving their homes unguarded. There's always a risk of looting in the aftermath of natural disasters.

Since this is the strongest hurricane ever in this area since 1930, it seems to me, that the shelters might be as bad as the plan for "shelters" in New Orleans, for Hurricane Katrina. That was a mess at the astro dome.

Maybe people are remembering that debacle.

 

[Lucy6226]

Maybe people would rather take their chances than risk leaving their homes unguarded. There's always a risk of looting in the aftermath of natural disasters.

Yeah I've seen that's a concern too. It's a terrible situation to be in

 

[Stunned]

Been there, done that, seen that with Hurricane Andrew.

 

[PayrollNerd]

I imagine these people have zero options and the shelters are not necessarily any better.

I cannot go to a shelter because I’m so immunocompromised. They have handicapped shelters but I can’t even go there. I’m not on oxygen or require any mechanical health equipment.

No doubt there are a lot of people like myself. There’s so few options and they probably feel safer at home. Although, safe means different things to different countries.

I had to drive myself out of the Sarasota area last year after having a full day of cancer treatment. Took 22 hours to get to my daughters place in Panama City Beach.

 

[mickey2942]

Melissa's powerful gusts top 200+ mph. Here's what it forced NOAA aircraft to do

Hurricane Hunters were forced to cut short their reconnaissance mission into the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Monday morning, Oct. 27.

www.news-press.com

The winds of Hurricane Melissa were too strong for the "Hurricane Hunter" jet. 200 mph winds and severe turbulence, sent NOAA aircraft home.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Melissa's powerful gusts top 200+ mph. Here's what it forced NOAA aircraft to do

Hurricane Hunters were forced to cut short their reconnaissance mission into the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Monday morning, Oct. 27.

www.news-press.com

The winds of Hurricane Melissa were too strong for the "Hurricane Hunter" jet. 200 mph winds and severe turbulence, sent NOAA aircraft home.

Unimaginable catastrophy .

 

[mickey2942]

Unimaginable catastrophy .

Yes. I am watching the news now, people there on vacation, who could have left, decided to stay!!! Are they crazy?! There are warnings for hurricanes. They have known about this storm for the last 6 days?! This is not like an earthquake.

They are acting like it will be a "big adventure". I just can't believe these people.