John Morales

Direct or indirect, one excess death brought on by a storm is one too many. But it’s important to flesh this out further because I fully expect Jamaica’s death toll to surge because of the indirect and likely long-lasting effects of Hurricane Melissa.

Melissa, now an infamous hurricane, will see its name retired by the World Meteorological Organization. It’s the third strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, the strongest observed so late in a season, the strongest to make landfall by windspeed and by pressure, and the third in 2025 to intensify by at least 70 mph in 24 hours.

Melissa’s menace to the Greater Antilles is growing.

The Atlantic basin will be quiet through this weekend, and the National Hurricane Center does not expect tropical cyclone activity during the next seven days. Down the road, we will be monitoring an easterly wave currently located southwest of the Cabo Verde islands.

NBC6 hurricane specialist John Morales looks at Tropical Storm Jerry and Subtropical Storm Karen.

NBC6 hurricane specialist John Morales looks at how Bermuda was able to withstand Hurricane Imedla and what’s next for hurricane season.

The second half of hurricane season is off to a busy start. And now Florida could be in play. John Morales looks at Invest 94L.

What a rollercoaster this hurricane season has been! From a slow start, we saw things accelerate in a hurry in August thanks to powerful and record-setting Hurricane Erin. It reached Category 5 status after undergoing extreme rapid intensification on Aug. 16th north of the Leeward Islands.

While the wet weather is inconvenient and the flooding increasingly widespread and potentially damaging, especially now that it’s King Tide season, the soupy setup is keeping hurricane threats in check and away from Florida. The problem is that this may not last.

In the week preceding the historical peak date of the Atlantic hurricane season on Sept. 10, our attention turns to Invest 91L.