Tropical Storm Sonia is churning in the Pacific Ocean and isn’t threatening land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm formed over the weekend and on Monday was about 965 miles southwest of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Prior to landfall, Hurricane Hunters flew through Hurricane Melissa and found a pressure reading down to 892mb, making it the strongest storm at landfall in the Atlantic basin.

Recent satellite wind data indicate the tropical wave (Invest 98L) located over the eastern Caribbean Sea still lacks a closed circulation, but continues to produce a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms.

Recent satellite wind data and surface observations indicate the tropical wave (Invest 98L) currently crossing the Windward Islands still lacks a closed circulation. However both radar and satellite images indicate the associated shower and thunderstorm activity is starting to show signs of organization.

Unlike other storms in this hurricane season, Melissa is likely to have a devastating effect on some of the most populated islands in the Caribbean.

Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the Caribbean. At the same time, "life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides" are expected over portions of Southern Hispaniola and Jamaica through the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued advisories as Tropical Storm Jerry moved north of the Leeward Islands on Fri0. As of Friday afternoon, Tropical Storm Jerry was moving north-northwest at 15 mph (24 km/h),

Hurricane Melissa put on a rare show overnight, tipping the scales as a Category 5 hurricane by the predawn hours Monday while drifting only about 100 miles south of Jamaica over the deep, warm waters of the central Caribbean.

Before Hurricane Melissa, the most damaging hurricane to hit Jamaica was Gilbert, which struck the island in September 1988. Gilbert was a Category 4 hurricane when it made landfall and caused tremendous damage from intense winds, storm surge and flooding. Tens of thousands were left homeless, and 49 people were killed.

TD 9 is meandering moving NW at 2 mph. It remains weak and disorganized. Little change to the track and fringe impacts expected here in South Florida. At 1100 PM EDT (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Nine was located by NOAA reconnaissance ...