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Tropical Storm Melissa Expected To Weaken Soon

November 3, 2020
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologists
Melissa will continue to move eastward over the open North Atlantic Ocean as it weakens and becomes post-tropical early this week.

As of 11 p.m., Tropical Storm Melissa is located at 39.9 N and 58.8 W or about 485 miles south-southwest of Cape Race, Newfoundland. Melissa has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and it is moving east-northeast at 18 mph. The minimum central pressure is 1003 millibars or 29.62 inches of mercury. 

Despite its apparent weakness and distance from land, Melissa still caused coastal flooding issues from the Delmarva Peninsula to southern New England. Storm surge of 1 to 3 feet caused minor to moderate coastal flooding on Friday and Saturday, but with the storm now moving well away from the coast, the flooding concerns will begin to subside.

Melissa is likely to become a post-tropical storm later tonight or early Monday as it continues to track eastward into the open ocean.