Experts reveal five-day window when 'life-threatening' storm is set to smash US as it brews in Atlan

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Experts reveal five-day window when 'life-threatening' storm is set to smash US as it brews in Atlantic Ocean

Daily Mail
By STACY LIBERATORE
16 October 2025



A powerful tropical system brewing in the Atlantic Ocean could become the next major threat to lives and property in the US, meteorologists have warned.

Forecasters are tracking a tropical wave, a poorly organized area of showers and thunderstorms, currently located off the coast of Africa, which is expected to develop into a named storm between October 21 and 25.

If it strengthens, it will be called Melissa, the next name on the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season roster.

Meteorologist Brian Shields, known as Mr Weatherman on YouTube, said that two leading models indicate the system could develop into a hurricane.

The more aggressive American GFS model predicts it could reach hurricane strength by late next week as it moves through the Caribbean, with the potential to turn north toward the southeastern US.

Shields also noted that the European model indicates hurricane development, with the storm approaching near the Florida coastline.

Experts have cautioned that while the exact path and intensity remain uncertain, warm Caribbean waters could fuel rapid strengthening, making preparedness crucial for coastal communities.

AccuWeather meteorologists issued an alert on Wednesday, saying they 'are tracking what may become the next threat to lives and property in the Caribbean, Central America and potentially the US before the end of October.'

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[jmyrlefuller]

Ugh. Another wonderfully demure and understated headline from the Daily Mail (good grief, I ought to have this phrase stashed in a file somewhere).