{"id":255929,"date":"2025-10-29T16:58:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=255929"},"modified":"2025-10-29T16:58:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:58:37","slug":"the-bahamas-braces-for-hurricane-melissa-tropical-storm-impacts-expected-in-the-turks-and-caicos-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/the-bahamas-braces-for-hurricane-melissa-tropical-storm-impacts-expected-in-the-turks-and-caicos-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bahamas braces for Hurricane Melissa &#8211; Tropical storm impacts expected in the Turks and Caicos Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-98095100\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>As Jamaica bravely begins the road to recovery from the most powerful hurricane to have ever struck this territory, The Bahamas is now bracing for its arrival today.<\/p><div id=\"antig-542720349\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"level\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 1080w, 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warned that &#8220;Melissa is now off the east coast of Cuba and moving into the Southeast Bahamas, bringing damaging winds, heavy rain, flooding, and dangerous storm surge.&#8221;<br><br>The official alert said that a\u00a0Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Central &amp; Southeast Bahamas, while a Tropical Storm Warning is in place\u00a0for the Turks &amp; Caicos Islands, which will likely be impacted by Melissa&#8217;s less powerful bands.<br><br>&#8220;Strongest impacts expected across Ragged Island, Long Island, Acklins, Crooked Island, Rum Cay, Samana Cay &amp; San Salvador this afternoon as the core passes near the Crooked Island Passage,&#8221; the alert added.<br><\/p><div id=\"antig-1427375337\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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