Hurricane Melissa: Strongest Storm on Earth This Year - The strongest storm on Earth this year is heading straight for Jamaica. How powerful has Hurricane Melissa become, and what do forecasts from the "National Hurricane Center" reveal about what's next? | The Brain Maze

Invest 98 has strengthened into Tropical Storm Melissa. Wind shear and dry air have kept the system weak, with the strongest thunderstorms displaced to the east of the circulation center. The National Hurricane Center forecasts that Melissa will move slowly near Jamaica and could strengthen into a hurricane. Model projections continue to show two possible track scenarios: The first scenario (less likely) is a path over Haiti and the Dominican Republic, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds ac