Tropical Storm Melissa rapidly intensified on October 25th, 2025, threatening catastrophic flash flooding across Haiti, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic. Preparations in Jamaica were urged to be completed by today for potential major hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall, according to multiple advisories. New modeling data from Google Deep Mind suggests the storm is likely to remain further south and west before turning north, allowing it more time to strengthen, with most model members indicating a direct hit on Jamaica. This contrasts with some other models observed this morning that focused on the eastern side of the island. The storm is forecast to begin rapidly intensifying today, October 25th, 2025. Extremely heavy rain is expected to cause life-threatening, catastrophic flash flooding for portions of Haiti, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic, as indicated by weather advisories. This development follows earlier reports from October 25th, 2025, which noted that Tropical Storm Melissa had already caused four fatalities and was posing a threat of catastrophic flooding across the northern Caribbean, moving towards Jamaica.
