Forecasters are keeping an eye on the perfect cocktail of conditions for a Halloween storm, including a low pressure system off the East Coast and a storm in the Gulf of Mexico

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Hurricane Melissa has often been described as a “monster hurricane.” In terms of intensity, that characterization is certainly accurate. However, when discussing a storm’s magnitude, it is important to distinguish between intensity and size.

Flash floods left drivers stranded and streets underwater across the eastern shore of Florida, following intense storms that dropped more than a foot of rain in some areas. Officials warned residents to stay home as “violent downbursts” and relentless rain battered the coast from Jacksonville down to Palm Beach, making travel nearly impossible.

The Trump administration cut a NOAA program that had tracked weather events that caused at least $1 billion in damage. A nonprofit organization has redeveloped the database.