{"id":239076,"date":"2025-10-25T11:18:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T11:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/239076\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T11:18:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T11:18:15","slug":"catastrophic-flooding-possible-amid-major-hurricane-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/239076\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Catastrophic\u2019 flooding possible amid major hurricane threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A slow-moving hurricane could prove destructive<\/p>\n<p>Weak <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/science\/explainers\/atlantic-ocean-tropical-storm-hurricane-tracks-path\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">steering currents<\/a> around Melissa will force the storm to slowly drift west this weekend and into the beginning of next week, allowing high winds and drenching rains to wash over the mountainous terrain of Jamaica and southwestern Haiti for days at a time.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/4j4b6B39TjeJxwyoQOdRit\/5e626ef47976f091580c6c623a892e33\/Melissa_Rainfall_Outlook_October_24_2025.png\" alt=\"Melissa Rainfall Outlook October 24 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Melissa_Rainfall_Outlook_October_24_2025.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/science\/explainers\/understanding-a-hurricane-forecasts-cone-of-uncertainty\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">What does a hurricane\u2019s \u2018cone of uncertainty\u2019 mean?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rainfall totals of 500+ mm are possible across portions of the region, which could lead to potentially devastating flash flooding and landslides. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweathernetwork.com\/en\/news\/science\/explainers\/what-is-a-hurricane-storm-surge-and-why-is-it-so-dangerous\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">persistent storm surge<\/a> along Jamaica\u2019s southern coast could also lead to dangerous coastal flooding, including around the capital of Kingston.<\/p>\n<p>A trough swinging over the eastern U.S. will likely provide Melissa an escape route by Tuesday, forcing the storm to turn northeast and potentially make landfall in Jamaica before moving on toward eastern Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>Based on current predictions, Melissa could become one of the strongest storms on record to strike Jamaica. The island nation\u2019s current recordholder is 1988\u2019s Hurricane Gilbert, which struck with 200 km\/h winds and rainfall totals that topped 800 mm in some locations.<\/p>\n<p>Potential Canadian impacts remain uncertain<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s likely that the storm will exit the Caribbean and begin accelerating into the western Atlantic by the middle of next week.<\/p>\n<p><img url=\"\/\/images.twnmm.com\/c55i45ef3o2a\/5ei4N1o2fnPZbr80Y3UFli\/c53792a9944bf358463b0d43d7368e4e\/Melissa_Model_Projections_October_24_2025.png\" alt=\"Melissa Model Projections October 24 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:contain;object-position:center center;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Melissa_Model_Projections_October_24_2025.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Forecasters are watching the potential for some of Melissa\u2019s moisture and energy to transfer to a developing centre of low pressure off the East Coast. This could fuel heavy rainfall across portions of Eastern Canada around Halloween.<\/p>\n<p>Stay with The Weather Network for all the latest updates on the tropics. Header image courtesy of NOAA.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH: Follow these tips to prepare for a hurricane before one arrives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A slow-moving hurricane could prove destructive Weak steering currents around Melissa will force the storm to slowly drift&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239077,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,23188,77,44,41,39,42,40,49958],"class_list":["post-239076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-hurricane","tag-international","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-tropics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}