The National Hurricane Center is keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane.

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Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the Caribbean. At the same time, "life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides" are expected over portions of Southern Hispaniola and Jamaica through the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

Melissa is currently the only active tropical system in the Atlantic basin. As of Friday night, the storm remains nearly stationary, drifting north at just 2 mph. Maximum sustained winds are around 65 mph—just below the 75 mph threshold needed to reach Category 1 hurricane status.

Tropical Storm Sonia is churning in the Pacific Ocean and isn’t threatening land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm formed over the weekend and on Monday was about 965 miles southwest of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.

The tropical cyclone (international name: Fung-wong) outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) has intensified into a severe tropical storm early Friday morning, according to the state weather bureau.

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The National Hurricane Center predicts that Melissa could become a monster Category 4 hurricane as it skirts around Jamaica early next week.

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to bring catastrophic flash flooding and landslides to parts of the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.

The tropical cyclone outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility has intensified as it moved northwestward, PAGASA said early Thursday morning. Tropical Storm Fung-Wong had maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the center and gusts of up to 80 km/h as of 4 a.

Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones are all the same tropical storms, distinguished only by their geographical formation. These powerful systems, which earn names at 39 mph and become major storms at 74 mph,