"According to the National Hurricane Center , Melissa is moving west at just 3 miles per hour, a crawl that's making things much worse for the Caribbean islands in its path. The storm is expected to drench Jamaica with up to 30 inches of rain before crossing southeastern Cuba and the Bahamas mid-week. But, after that, a dip in the jet stream over the eastern U.S. should steer it safely out to sea."
"Forecasters say the Category 5 hurricane battering Jamaica will steer northeast into the Atlantic, sparing us from wind or rain. No, New Yorkers-you can keep your umbrellas folded for now: despite what the Internet rumor mill might suggest, Hurricane Melissa is not heading up I-95. The monstrous Category 5 storm is currently pounding Jamaica with 165-mile-per-hour winds and torrential rain, but forecasters say it will veer northeast into the Atlantic long before it comes anywhere near the five boroughs."
"In Jamaica, it's a different story. Officials have called the situation "catastrophic," with widespread power outages and dangerous flooding already underway. "It is dangerous, even though it is quick, hopefully it's quick," restaurant owner Damian Meak from Brooklyn's Flatbush Central Caribbean Market. "Safety is really top of mind right now." Melissa's strength is historic. Jamaica has seen only one other storm this powerful since records began in 1850: Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, which killed 45 people on the island and left hundreds of thousands homeless."
Hurricane Melissa is a Category 5 storm currently battering Jamaica with 165-mile-per-hour winds and torrential rain. The storm is moving west at roughly 3 miles per hour, increasing the threat of heavy rainfall across affected Caribbean islands. Meteorologists forecast up to 30 inches of rain for Jamaica before Melissa crosses southeastern Cuba and the Bahamas mid-week. A projected dip in the jet stream over the eastern U.S. should steer Melissa northeast into the Atlantic, lowering the chance of direct impacts on the U.S. East Coast. Jamaica faces catastrophic flooding, widespread outages, and potentially historic damages.
Read at Time Out New York
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