The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned of "life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides" throughout Hispaniola.

Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean. Here’s what the First Alert Weather Team wants you to know about this system: Melissa has become the 13th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season, and the first this year in the Caribbean. It is slowing down as it moves into a more favorable environment for development.

A weather system in the Caribbean is likely to become a tropical storm later this week, according to meteorologists. The United States' National Hurricane Center has increased the chances of a tropical depression or tropical storm in the Caribbean from 70 per cent to 80 per cent signalling a heightened likelihood that Tropical Storm Melissa could form within the next seven days.

Tropical Storm Melissa has dumped heavy rain on parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Forecasters warn of a significant flood risk in the northern Caribbean.

As Haiti digs out from a massive earthquake that has already claimed the lives of at least 1,300 people, the island is now facing heavy rain from Tropical Depression Grace. The National Weather Service says the rainfall could lead to flooding and mudslides ...