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CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines (AP) — A tropical storm set off flooding and a landslide in the southern Philippines, leaving at least eight people dead, displacing more than 28,000 and trapping residents ...

A Florida meteorologist has raised the alarm about the possibility of a tropical system forming this weekend or early next week in the Eastern Pacific, an "extremely rare" occurrence that has never ...

Conditions remain quiet in the tropics, with no activity expected for the next seven days, according to the National Hurricane Center. But don't let your guard down yet. Track all active storms ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center and the 10 Tampa Bay Weather Team are continuing to track Tropical Storm Melissa as it drifts slowly north in the central Caribbean. As of the 8 a.m.

It’s a gorgeous Saturday morning in downtown Sarasota, with a gentle breeze and the sun glistening off calm bay waters dotted with pleasure boats — but down in the Caribbean, a storm that shares its ...

As Tropical Storm Melissa brews out in the Caribbean by Jamaica, the Treasure Coast is not expected to experience anything from the storm. "We won't see any direct impact from Melissa," said National ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Tropical Storm Melissa brews out in the Caribbean by Jamaica, the Treasure Coast is not expected to experience anything from ...

Editor's note: Follow Melissa's latest forecast and path track in USA TODAY's coverage on Saturday, Oct. 25. Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the Caribbean. At the same time, ...