TAMPA, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center and the 10 Tampa Bay Weather Team are continuing to track Tropical Storm Melissa as it drifts slowly north in the central Caribbean. As of the 8 a.m.

Editor's Note: Tropical Storm Melissa could become a hurricane. See the latest update for Friday, Oct. 24. Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the Caribbean, with heavy rainfall and flooding ...

Editor's Note: Tropical Storm Melissa could become a hurricane. See the latest update for Friday, Oct. 24. Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the central Caribbean Sea and is showing no signs ...

A tropical wave in the forecast is not a reason to panic — but it’s not something to ignore, either. What it is and its odds ...

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to become a major hurricane over the weekend. The storm is currently located in the Caribbean and is not expected to directly hit Florida. Jamaica and Haiti are ...

Tropical Storm Melissa is likely to undergo rapid intensification and grow into a powerful Category 4 hurricane. Melissa continues to move very slowly and that speed will mean several days of strong ...

Tropical Storm Melissa is the 13th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. That may be a surprising fact for many readers. Most of those storms have not impacted the U.S. mainland or made ...

The National Hurricane Center continues to track Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to rapidly intensify into a potentially catastrophic hurricane in the Caribbean over the next few days.

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to meander the Caribbean at an agonizingly slow pace in the coming days, even as it’s forecast to strengthen into a hurricane, covering as little as 2 miles in an ...

Editor's note: Follow Melissa's latest forecast and path track in USA TODAY's coverage on Saturday, Oct. 25. Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the Caribbean. At the same time, ...

Cooler weather has finally arrived in Sarasota and Manatee counties — and this weekend’s forecast looks downright perfect, with warm sunshine by day and crisp nights in the upper 60s. Yes, with the ...