Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to rapidly intensify and become a Category 4 hurricane with 145-mph winds.

AccuWeather is predicting Melissa could become of the strongest storms of the season.

See latest forecast on what Florida can expect.

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to rapidly intensify and become a Category 4 hurricane with 145-mph winds, according to the National Hurricane Center.

That's quite a difference from the weak tropical storm it was early Friday, Oct. 24, and which poses a serious threat to Hispaniola and Jamaica.

Nearly stationary Friday, Melissa is expected to bring " life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides" to portions of southern Hispaniola and Jamaica through the weekend.

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