Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica; Communication failures isolate North Texans

Having slammed into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 4 system leaving Texans with family and friends on the island struggling to contact their loved ones amid widespread power outages and

Watch Live: Hurricane Melissa slams into Jamaica with 185-mph winds

Hurricane Melissa is making landfall in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to hit the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

Dallas Weather: Oct. 28 noon forecast
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Meteorologist Julia Fife gives an update on a cold front that is moving into the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

Texas couple stuck in Jamaica as Category 5 Hurricane Melissa approaches

Catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is rapidly approaching Jamaica, causing island-wide supply shortages and stranding tourists, with dangerous conditions also expected for parts of Cuba.

Hurricane Melissa: Largest storm to ever hit this area
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A pair of newlyweds from East Texas will be riding out the storm in Montego Bay during their honeymoon because their flights have been cancelled.

Dallas weather: Major cold front sparks 40+ mph wind gusts

North Texas is preparing for the first significant cold front of the season and a windy week ahead. Here's when wind gusts are expected to reach more than 40 mph and early-morning temperatures will drop into the 30s.

Dallas weather: Oct. 28 morning forecast
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A true cold front is finally approaching! Meteorologist Ali Turiano has your forecast.

Dallas weather: October 27 evening forecast
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Texas family loses home to fire after lightning strike
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Community members rallied to support a Denton County family whose home was severely damaged by a lightning strike and fire, raising nearly $23,000 as the family fortunately escaped safely.

Denton county family loses home to fire after lightning strike

Community members rallied to support a Denton County family whose home was severely damaged by a lightning strike and fire, raising nearly $23,000 as the family fortunately escaped safely.

Jamaica braces for Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa landfall
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People in Jamaica are bracing for Hurricane Melissa as the category five hurricane touches down on the island. Life-threatening flooding has already been forecast for the area multiple people were killed already after the storm brough heavy rain to the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Officials say people need to be ready to stay in place for days while rescue crews get to them.

Dallas weather: Oct. 27 morning forecast
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Chilly mornings and mild afternoons are in the forecast this week. Meteorologist Ali Turiano gives us an inside look at DFW's first real taste of fall.

Hurricane Melissa slams toward Jamaica as powerful Category 5 storm

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica. Forecasters said it would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record keeping began in 1851.

Guantánamo Bay begins evacuations as Hurricane Melissa nears category 5 strength

As Hurricane Melissa intensifies into a powerful Category 4 storm with the potential to reach Category 5 strength, U.S. authorities at Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have begun evacuating non-mission-essential U.S. citizens.

Dallas weather: Oct. 26 morning forecast
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Dense fog to start your Sunday, causing some hazardous driving conditions. FOX 4 Meteorologist Kylie Capps has details when the fog will lift, and the forecast for the rest of your week.