(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Melissa intensified into a hurricane on Saturday, Oct. 25, as it continued its slow slog across the Caribbean Sea.

Hurricane Melissa is expected to become a Category 5 storm by Sunday night, Oct. 26, and forecast to have devastating impacts on islands in the northern Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane ...

The "cone of uncertainty" represents a projected path for a named storm and covers days 1 through 5 of a forecast. The USA TODAY Network in Florida provides daily tropics watch reports during ...