Hurricane

A sudden cool snap in South Florida has residents debating whether they prefer the region’s signature heat or a brief taste of colder weather.

Broward County has extended its cold weather emergency as low temperatures are expected to persist through the weekend, making shelters available for people experiencing homelessness from Friday through Sunday night.

The first season in a decade without a U.S. hurricane landfall also featured three Category 5 hurricanes, including Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

Tens of thousands of pounds of food, water and medical supplies from South Florida arrived in Kingston, Jamaica on Monday, part of a relief effort to support communities devastated by Hurricane Melissa.

A relief flight carrying tens of thousands of pounds of medical supplies and other aid departed Miami International Airport on Monday, part of a growing effort across South Florida to assist Jamaica as the island recovers from Hurricane Melissa, a devastating Category 5 hurricane.

The Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival returns to Miramar this weekend, celebrating Caribbean culture with food, music and community — and this year, organizers say the event carries a deeper purpose as Jamaica continues to recover from Hurricane Melissa.

Days after Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, aid groups are still struggling to reach some of the island’s hardest hit areas, including Trelawny Parish, where damage to roads and infrastructure continues to slow relief efforts.

Leniecia “Len” Ricketts and Marva Cross returned to work at a family home in Jamaica about six days after Hurricane Melissa destroyed their homes in the parishes of St. James and St. Elizabeth.

Janice Dormar, Roosevelt Anderson, and Kemar Himes arrived on Monday at Miami International Airport from Jamaica.

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season appears to be winding down.

Project DYNAMO has already had multiple relief flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica, to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, and a Local 10 News crew is joined them Monday on their latest relief trip.

As planes continue to land and relief supplies pour into Jamaica, airport ramp attendant Andres Brumley is working through his worry — not knowing if his family back home survived the storm.

Melissa’s 10-day run as a tropical cyclone – culminating in a catastrophic Category 5 strike on western Jamaica Tuesday – will end Friday as it transitions into a powerful non-tropical storm, clipping Atlantic Canada’s southern Avalon Peninsula tonight before heading swiftly out to sea.

Broward County Commissioner Hazelle P. Rogers held a press conference Friday to encourage residents to support relief efforts for Hurricane Melissa, which caused widespread damage in Jamaica and other Caribbean islands.