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• Daylight saving time ends Sunday: When to ‘fall back’

  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Longer nights and falling temperatures signal that it's time to turn our clocks back once again. People will turn the clocks back one hour as daylight saving time officially ends Sunday at 2 a.m.. Phones and other connected smart devices will automatically change to reflect the new time. Here's an updated list of sunrise and sunset times starting on Sunday for some West Michigan communities: With the time change, the sun will rise earlier in the morning and it will become dark more quickly in the evening. West Michigan will continue to lose daylight through the winter solstice on Dec. 21 before making slow gains into the start of 2026. Spring forward happens on March 7, when clocks will turn forward one hour. It's a good practice to check the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors when changing your clocks.

• Fall Foliage Forecast: Oct. 30, 2025

  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Fall made a full appearance this past week in West Michigan. Plenty of sunshine and near-average temperatures favored pops of colors! CURRENT FALL FOLIAGE Depending on the type of tree, fall color is still quite variable across the state. For example, Gun Lake shows nearly half of trees showing reds and oranges. Some other trees are ahead of schedule losing leaves, while others remain unchanged. Most of Michigan is now seeing past peak color, especially areas north of I-96 stretching through the Upper Peninsula. The lakeshore and some communities south of I-94 still have some change to work through. Pickerel Lake Park shows a similar situation to Gun Lake, with several trees peaking and others staying green. Randall Swieringa, Pickerel Lake Park Beth Miller, Keene Township Those looking for a fall foliage tour for the northern half of the state should act quickly! This weekend will be one of the last before widespread leaf loss occurs. WHAT'S AHEAD? Widespread changes are expected to continue this week with many trees losing their leaves. This past week already brought significant leaf loss thanks to gusty winds. Those winds will quiet a bit into the weekend. That being said, one week from Thursday, the state is expected to be past peak in terms of viewing color. This weekend is showing a different sign of winter as daylight saving time ends. One week from Thursday, the sunrise and sunset will both be around an hour earlier.

• Ask Ellen: Can a caterpillar predict the upcoming winter?

  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — When it comes to winter forecasting, it's always nice to have an upper hand on what the weather will be like. But does the coloring of a woolly bear caterpillar actually give any insight into whether an area will see a hard winter? WOOLLY BEAR LORE Folklore says the characteristics of the stripe on a caterpillar in the fall will determine the type of winter ahead. All black would indicate a harsh winter, all brown a mild one. A thicker black stripe on the tail could indicate a mild end to winter, while a thicker stripe near the head could indicate a harsher one. HOW ACCURATE IS THE CATERPILLAR PREDICTION? Some old wives' tales do have some truth to them, but in the case of the caterpillar, science says there's no connection. All black and all brown caterpillars are totally different species from the classic woolly bear caterpillar. The woolly bear turns into the Isabella tiger moth, while the lookalike caterpillars turn into other kinds of moths. Experts say that, for a classic woolly bear caterpillar, the color is more dependent on what the bug has eaten and how many times it has molted. Woolly bear caterpillars molt six times in their lifetimes, with their body color changing each time. Each molt leaves the bug redder and less black. A caterpillar with a lot of black on it is therefore just a younger bug than one with more red.

• Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

  SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and caused widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide blocked the main roads of Santa Cruz in Jamaica's St. Elizabeth parish, where the streets were reduced to mud pits. Residents swept water from homes as they tried to salvage belongings. Wind ripped off part of the roof at a high school that serves as a public shelter. “I never see anything like this before in all my years living here,” resident Jennifer Small said. The extent of the damage from the deadly hurricane was unclear Wednesday as widespread power outages and dangerous conditions persisted in the region. “It is too early for us to say definitively,” said Dana Morris Dixon, Jamaica’s education minister. Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane with top winds of 185 mph (295 kph), one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, before weakening and moving on to Cuba, but even countries outside the direct path of the massive storm felt its devastating effects. At least 25 people have died across Haiti and 18 are missing, Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency said in a statement Wednesday. Twenty of those reported dead and 10 of the missing are from a southern coastal town where flooding collapsed dozens of homes. At least eight are dead in Jamaica. In Cuba, officials reported collapsed houses, blocked mountain roads and roofs blown off buildings Wednesday, with the heaviest destruction concentrated in the southwest and northwest. Authorities said about 735,000 people remained in shelters. “That was hell. All night long, it was terrible,” said Reinaldo Charon in Santiago de Cuba. The 52-year-old was one of the few people venturing out Wednesday, covered by a plastic sheet in the intermittent rain. Forecasters expect Melissa, now a Category 2 hurricane, to bring dangerous winds, flooding and storm surge to the Bahamas overnight into Thursday. Jamaica rushes to assess the damage In Jamaica, more than 25,000 people were packed into shelters Wednesday after the storm ripped roofs off their homes and left them temporarily homeless. Dixon said 77% of the island was without power. The outages complicated assessing the damage because of “a total communication blackout” in areas, Richard Thompson, acting director general of Jamaica’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, told the Nationwide News Network radio station. “Recovery will take time, but the government is fully mobilized,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said in a statement. “Relief supplies are being prepared, and we are doing everything possible to restore normalcy quickly.” Officials in Black River, Jamaica, a southwestern coastal town of approximately 5,000 people, pleaded for aid at a news conference Wednesday. “Catastrophic is a mild term based on what we are observing,” Mayor Richard Solomon said. Solomon said the local rescue infrastructure had been demolished by the storm. The hospital, police units and emergency services were inundated by floods and unable to conduct emergency operations. Jamaican Transportation Minister Daryl Vaz said two of the island’s airports will reopen Wednesday to relief flights only, with U.N. agencies and dozens of nonprofits on standby to distribute basic goods. “The devastation is enormous,” he said. “We need all hands on deck to recover stronger and to help those in need at this time.” The United States is sending rescue and response teams to assist in recovery efforts in the Caribbean, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on X. St. Elizabeth Police Superintendent Coleridge Minto told Nationwide News Network on Wednesday that authorities have found at least four bodies in southwest Jamaica. One death was reported in the west when a tree fell on a baby, state minister Abka Fitz-Henley told Nationwide News Network. Before landfall, Melissa had already been blamed for three deaths in Jamaica, three in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic. Melissa devastates Haitian town Hurricane Melissa damaged more than 160 homes and destroyed 80 others in the town of Petit-Goâve, where 10 of the 20 people killed there were children, Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency said Wednesday. Lawyer Charly Saint-Vil, 30, said he saw bodies lying among the debris after the storm as he walked the streets of the small coastal town where he grew up. People screamed as they searched for their missing children, he said. “People have lost everything,” Saint-Vil said. Although the immediate threat of the storm has passed, Saint-Vil said Petit-Goâve's residents were living in fear about access to medicine, water and food in the coming days given the political instability in Haiti. “We don’t know what will happen tomorrow or the day after tomorrow,” he said. For now, neighbors are helping one another source necessities and find places to sleep. Saint-Vil is hosting a number of friends who lost their homes in his small apartment. “What I can do, I will do it, but it’s not easy because the situation is really complicated for everyone,” he said. Cuba rides out the storm People in the eastern Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba began clearing debris around the collapsed walls of their homes Wednesday after Melissa made landfall in the region hours earlier. “Life is what matters,” Alexis Ramos, a 54-year-old fisherman, said as he surveyed his destroyed home and shielded himself from the intermittent rain with a yellow raincoat. “Repairing this costs money, a lot of money.” Local media showed images of the Juan Bruno Zayas Clinical Hospital with severe damage: glass scattered across the floor, waiting rooms in ruins and masonry walls crumpled on the ground. “As soon as conditions allow, we will begin the recovery. We are ready,” President Miguel Díaz-Canel wrote on X. The hurricane could worsen Cuba’s severe economic crisis, which already has led to prolonged power blackouts along with fuel and food shortages. Cuba’s National Institute of Hydraulic Resources reported accumulated rainfall of 15 inches (38 centimeters) in Charco Redondo and 14 inches (36 centimeters) in Las Villas Reservoir. Wednesday night, Melissa had top sustained winds near 100 mph (155 kph) and was moving north-northeast at 21 mph (33 kph) according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The hurricane was centered about 105 miles (170 kilometers) east-northeast of the central Bahamas and about 800 miles (1,285 kilometers) southwest of Bermuda. Authorities in the Bahamas were evacuating dozens of people from the archipelago’s southeast corner ahead of Melissa’s arrival. By late Thursday, Melissa is expected to pass just west of Bermuda. ___ Rodríguez reported from Havana, Myers from Santa Cruz, Jamaica, and Sanon from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Dánica Coto in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Safiyah Riddle in Montgomery, Alabama, contributed to this report.

• Trick-or-treat forecast: Showers loom on Halloween

  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — After a quiet week filled with sunshine, the weather is brewing up some changes just in time for Halloween. HALLOWEEN (FRIDAY) FORECAST Thanks to a low pressure system off to the east, a few lake-effect showers will wrap around. These rain showers will be purely the result of a breezy northwest wind. Trick-or-treaters may find themselves in a shower or two, but it will not be enough to ruin the fun. List: Trick-or-treat times around West Michigan Trick-or-treaters may find themselves in a shower or two, but it will not be enough to ruin the fun. A better chance of scattered showers looks possible into Saturday. Most of the day will be dry. High temperatures on Halloween will be slightly below average near 50 degrees. By trick-or-treating time, temperatures will slip into the mid- and upper 40s. This year is not one for the books. The record high is 79 degrees back in 1950. ReportIt: Send us your photos WEEKEND FORECAST Those who are planning to continue the spooky festivities into the weekend will find cooler high temperatures falling into the upper 40s and low 50s. In fact, this weekend is expected to be the coldest since March 22 and 23. Storm Team 8 Forecast Most of West Michigan will see grand totals of a tenth or less. Some locally higher totals may occur at the lakeshore with the most persistent band of showers.

• Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead; widespread damage across Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba

  SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. A landslide blocked the main roads of Santa Cruz in Jamaica's St. Elizabeth parish, where the streets were reduced to mud pits. Residents swept water from homes as they tried to salvage belongings. Wind ripped off part of the roof at a high school that serves as a public shelter. “I never see anything like this before in all my years living here,” resident Jennifer Small said. The extent of the damage from the Category 5 hurricane was unclear Wednesday as widespread power outages and dangerous conditions persisted. “It is too early for us to say definitively,” said Dana Morris Dixon, Jamaica’s education minister. Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica with top winds of 185 mph, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, before weakening and moving on to Cuba, but even countries outside the direct path of the massive storm felt its devastating effects. At least 23 people have died across Haiti and 13 are missing, Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency said in a statement, revising the death toll downward. Twenty of those reported dead and 10 of the missing are from the southern coastal town of Petit-Goâve, where flooding collapsed dozens of homes. The number of dead and missing in Haiti often fluctuate in the early days after major natural disasters. In Cuba, officials reported collapsed houses, blocked mountain roads and roofs blown off buildings Wednesday, with the heaviest destruction concentrated in the southwest and northwest. Authorities said about 735,000 people remained in shelters. “That was hell. All night long, it was terrible,” said Reinaldo Charon in Santiago de Cuba. The 52-year-old was one of the few people venturing out Wednesday, covered by a plastic sheet in the intermittent rain. Jamaica rushes to assess the damage In Jamaica, more than 25,000 people were packed into shelters Wednesday and more streamed in throughout the day after the storm ripped roofs off their homes and left them temporarily homeless. Dixon said 77% of the island was without power. The outages complicated assessing the damage because of “a total communication blackout” in areas, Richard Thompson, acting director general of Jamaica’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, told the Nationwide News Network radio station. “Recovery will take time, but the government is fully mobilized,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said in a statement. “Relief supplies are being prepared, and we are doing everything possible to restore normalcy quickly.” Officials in Black River, Jamaica, a coastal town of approximately 5,000 people in the southwestern part of the island, pleaded for aid at a news conference Wednesday. “Catastrophic is a mild term based on what we are observing,” Mayor Richard Solomon said. Solomon said the local rescue infrastructure had been demolished by the storm. The hospital, police units and emergency services were inundated by floods and unable to conduct emergency operations. The storm also destroyed the facility where relief supplies were being stored. Residents walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa passed. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Residents self-evacuate under pouring rain from Playa Siboney to safe locations ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on October 28, 2025. Hurricane Melissa was set to strike nearby eastern end of Cuba late Tuesday after pummeling Jamaica. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)People walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa passed. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix),People walk along a road during the passing of Hurricane Melissa in Rocky Point, Jamaica, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)A fallen tree is seen in St. Catherine, Jamaica, shortly before Hurricane Melissa made landfall on October 28, 2025. Ferocious winds and torrential rain tore into Jamaica Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa made landfall, the worst storm ever to strike the island nation and one of the most powerful hurricanes on record. The extremely violent Category 5 system was still crawling across the Caribbean, promising catastrophic floods and life-threatening conditions as maximum sustained winds reached a staggering 185 miles per hour (295 kilometers per hour). (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP) (Photo by RICARDO MAKYN/AFP via Getty Images)In this handout satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Melissa churns through the Caribbean Sea, captured at 15:20Z on October 28, 2025. Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 5 storm as it approaches Jamaica, bringing torrential winds and rain, according to the National Hurricane Center. (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images) In southwest Jamaica, David Muschette, 84, sat among the rubble of his roofless house. He said he lost everything as he pointed to his wet clothes and furniture strewn across the grass while part of his roof partially blocked the road. “I need help,” he begged. The government said it hopes to reopen Jamaica’s airports as early as Thursday to ensure quick distribution of emergency relief supplies. The United States is sending rescue and response teams to assist in recovery efforts in the Caribbean, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on X. He said government officials were coordinating with leadership in Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. St. Elizabeth Police Superintendent Coleridge Minto told Nationwide News Network on Wednesday that authorities have found at least four bodies in southwest Jamaica. One death was reported in the west when a tree fell on a baby, state minister Abka Fitz-Henley told Nationwide News Network. Before landfall, Melissa had already been blamed for three deaths in Jamaica, three in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic. Melissa devastates Haitian town In Petit-Goâve, Haiti, 30-year-old lawyer Charly Saint-Vil said he saw bodies lying among the debris as he walked the streets of the small coastal town where he grew up after the storm. People screamed as they searched for their missing children, he said. Officials said Hurricane Melissa killed at least 20 people in the town of approximately 12,000, the bulk of those who have died across the country. The number of dead and missing in Haiti often fluctuates in the early days after major natural disasters. “People have lost everything,” Saint-Vil said. Although the immediate threat of the storm has passed, Saint-Vil said residents were living in fear about access to medicine, water and food in the coming days given the political instability in Haiti. “We don’t know what will happen tomorrow or the day after tomorrow,” he said. For now, neighbors are helping each other source necessities and find places to sleep. Saint-Vil is hosting a number of friends who lost their homes in his small apartment. “What I can do, I will do it, but it's not easy because the situation is really complicated for everyone,” he said. Cuba rides out the storm People in the eastern Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba began clearing debris around the collapsed walls of their homes Wednesday after Melissa made landfall in the region hours earlier. “Life is what matters,” said Alexis Ramos, a 54-year-old fisherman as he surveyed his destroyed home and shielded himself from the intermittent rain with a yellow raincoat. “Repairing this costs money, a lot of money.” Local media showed images of the Juan Bruno Zayas Clinical Hospital with severe damage: glass scattered across the floor, waiting rooms in ruins and masonry walls crumpled on the ground. “It has been a very complex early morning,” President Miguel Díaz-Canel wrote on X. “As soon as conditions allow, we will begin the recovery. We are ready.” The hurricane could worsen Cuba’s severe economic crisis, which already has led to prolonged power blackouts along with fuel and food shortages. Cuba’s National Institute of Hydraulic Resources reported accumulated rainfall of 15 inches in Charco Redondo and 14 inches in Las Villas Reservoir. Moving toward the Bahamas Wednesday afternoon, Melissa had top sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph) and was moving northeast at 15 mph according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The hurricane was centered about 110 miles south-southeast of the central Bahamas. Michael Brennan, director of the National Hurricane Center, said the storm began affecting the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday. Authorities in the Bahamas were evacuating dozens of people from the archipelago’s southeast corner ahead of Melissa’s arrival. “The storm is growing in size,” Brennan said, noting that tropical storm force winds now extend almost 200 miles (320 kilometers) from the center. Melissa’s center is forecast to move through southeastern Bahamas later Wednesday, generating up to 7 feet of storm surge in the area. By late Thursday, Melissa is expected to pass just west of Bermuda.

• ‘Catastrophic’: Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica | Tracking the Tropics

  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, bringing catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surge to the island, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. The eye of the storm made landfall near New Hope, Jamaica at around 1 p.m. As of the NHC's 5 p.m. update, Melissa's maximum sustained winds are 145 mph, making it a Category 4 storm. Melissa is expected to move across southeastern Cuba Wednesday morning, and across the southeastern or central Bahamas later Wednesday. "This is an extremely dangerous and a life-threatening situation. Take action now to protect your life! Residents in the Jamaica should not leave their shelter as winds will rapidly increase within the eyewall of Melissa. Remain in place through the passage of these life-threatening conditions," the NHC said. Melissa is one of the most intense hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic basin and has tied the "Labor Day" hurricane of 1935 for the strongest storm at landfall. Melissa is expected to bring rainfall of 15 to 30 inches to parts of Jamaica and 6 to 12 inches to southern Hispaniola through Wednesday, with a storm total of 40 inches possible, the NHC said. Life-threatening storm surge is likely along the coast of Jamaica with heights that could reach 9 to 13 feet above ground level. A hurricane warning is in effect for Jamaica and the Cuban provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguin, and the southeastern and central Bahamas. A hurricane watch is in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands. A tropical storm warning is in effect for Haiti, the Cuban province of Las Tunas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Project DYNAMO is preparing to deploy a rescue team and supplies to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa. Those in need of assistance or loved ones in need are asked to fill out a request form online.

• Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as catastrophic Category 5 hurricane

  KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Desmond McKenzie, deputy chairman of Jamaica’s Disaster Risk Management Council, urged people to seek shelter and stay indoors as the storm crosses the island. “Jamaica, this is not the time to be brave,” he said. The Jamaican government said it had done all it could to prepare as it warned of devastating damage from the strongest hurricane to hit the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago. Waves splash in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)This satellite image provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Melissa, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (NOAA via AP)Waves splash in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)A man walks in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)A man walks along the coastline ahead of the forecasted arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Old Harbour, Jamaica, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) “There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said. “The question now is the speed of recovery. That’s the challenge.” Landslides, fallen trees and numerous power outages were reported as Melissa came ashore near New Hope, with officials cautioning that the cleanup and damage assessment could be slow. The storm is expected slice diagonally across the island and head for Cuba, where the first intermittent rains were falling. Colin Bogle, a Mercy Corps adviser based near Kingston, said most families are sheltering in place despite the government ordering evacuations in flood-prone communities. He was sheltering with his grandmother in Portmore, where everything went dark earlier in the morning after a loud explosion. “The noise is relentless,” he said. “People are anxious and just trying to hold on until the storm passes.” Massive wind damage is expected in Melissa’s core and Jamaica’s highest mountains could see gusts of up to 200 mph (322 kph), said Michael Brennan, director of the National Hurricane Center. “It’s going to be a very dangerous scenario,” he said, warning that there would be “total building failures.” Storm ties 2 records Hurricane Melissa’s 185 mph (295 kph) winds and 892 millibars of central pressure tied two records for the strongest Atlantic storm on landfall. The pressure — the key measurement meteorologists use — ties 1935’s Labor Day hurricane in Florida. The wind speed ties the 1935 hurricane and 2019’s Hurricane Dorian, said hurricane scientists Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State University and Brian McNoldy of the University of Miami. “It’s been a remarkable just a beast of a storm,” Klotzbach told The Associated Press. On Tuesday afternoon, Melissa had top sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph) and was moving north-northeast at 8 mph (13 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The hurricane was centered about 15 miles (20 kilometers) south of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and about 220 miles (350 kilometers) southwest of Guantánamo, Cuba. A life-threatening storm surge of up to 13 feet (4 meters) is expected across southern Jamaica, with officials concerned about the impact on some hospitals along the coastline. Health Minister Christopher Tufton said some patients were relocated from the ground floor to the second floor, "and (we) hope that will suffice for any surge that will take place.” One man called a local radio station and said he urgently needed to help a woman in western Jamaica who had gone into labor as the storm prepared to make landfall. The show's host pleaded with listeners to let the man know the safest hospital before an obstetrician called in to provide detailed directions on how to deliver a baby, if necessary. Jamaica prepares for the aftermath McKenzie said the government was prepared for rescues immediately after the storm passes through: “We have boats, helicopters, you name it.” The storm already was blamed for seven deaths in the Caribbean, including three in Jamaica, three in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic, where another person remains missing. More than 240,000 customers were without power before landfall and about one-fourth of the telecommunications system was offline, said Darryl Vaz, transport and energy minister. He said crews will clean and run tests at the island's two main international airports Wednesday in hopes of receiving emergency relief flights as early as Thursday. U.N. agencies and dozens of nonprofits had food, medicine and other essential supplies positioned as they awaited a distribution rush after the storm. Matthew Samuda, Jamaica’s water and environment minister, said he had more than 50 generators available to deploy after the storm, but warned people to set aside clean water and use it sparingly. “Every drop will count,” he said. Melissa takes aim at Cuba Melissa was expected to make landfall in eastern Cuba late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Up to 20 inches (51 centimeters) of rain were forecast in areas, along with a significant storm surge along the coast. People in Santiago de Cuba, the island’s second-largest city with more than 1 million inhabitants, spent Tuesday frantically preparing for Melissa. Few people were on the streets, while state television showed Cubans in rural areas rounding up animals and protecting crops. Diamon Mendoza, 36, did not hide her concern about the unavoidable storm. “May God have mercy on us, because it’s coming with a lot of strength,” Mendoza said. “Anything can happen.” Authorities in eastern Holguín province prepared to evacuate more than 200,000 people Tuesday and evacuated a similar number of people earlier from the town of Banes. Reports on social media and state television showed blue and white buses ferrying evacuees to shelter early Tuesday. Families clutched babies and belongings and elderly people steadied themselves with canes as they disembarked. Melissa also has drenched the southern regions of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with a tropical storm warning still in effect for Haiti. The hurricane was forecast to turn northeast and strike the southeast Bahamas by Wednesday evening.

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Chief Meteorologist Ellen Bacca (and husband Mark) welcomed their first child over the weekend, with the birth of Piper Sunny. Check out these sweet pictures<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hurricane Lee continues to slowly track toward the United States. Click here for the latest on intensity and path<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday brought plenty of sunshine and calm conditions. Bill’s Blog dives into what is currently the calmest day of 2023.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WEATHER WEAR<\/strong>
Rain Jacket
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TODAY<\/strong>
Widespread Rain Developing
Pockets of Locally Heavy Rain
HIGH:<\/strong> 67
LOW:<\/strong> 55
WINDS: SE 5-10 mph<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUNRISE<\/strong> 7:17 a.m.
SUNSET<\/strong> 7:59 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TODAY<\/strong> Take along the rain jacket and umbrella as you head out the door, as widespread rain will be rolling through the area today. The most concentrated rain will prevail during the morning hours, with the rain becoming more scattered in nature late in the day. Amounts will range from 0.10-0.50+ and will likely be localized. Otherwise, expect overcast skies and highs in the mid-upper 60s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TUESDAY<\/strong> – WEDNESDAY<\/strong> Scattered showers continue for most of Tuesday before tapering off Wednesday morning. Cooler temperatures arrive with highs in the low to mid-60s. It will be breezy as winds come from the north at 10-20 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THURSDAY <\/strong> Cool and quiet conditions will prevail with more sunshine and highs in the mid-upper 60s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FRIDAY <\/strong> Plenty of sunshine is on tap, with slightly warmer air returning to the area. Afternoon highs will reach the mid-70s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WEEKEND WEATHER<\/strong> Sunshine will continue to dominate over the weekend, with highs in the low-mid 70.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOOKING AHEAD<\/strong> The overall pattern remains mostly dry and warmer than “average” into the fourth week of September, with the 8 to 14 day outlook placing West Michigan in a drier and warmer-than-normal pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n