Tropical Storm #Melissa Advisory 9: Melissa Reorganizing and Expected to Begin Intensifying Soon. Heavy Rains and Life-Threatening Flooding Expected For Portions Of Hispaniola and Jamaica Through the Weekend. hurricanes.gov

A thread of videos from today’s flight into Hurricane Melissa In this first one we are entering from the southeast just after sunrise and the bright arc on the far northwest eye wall is the light just beginning to make it over the top from behind us.

#Hurricane #Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica with max winds of 185 mph - the strongest Atlantic hurricane landfall since Dorian (2019). Dorian also made landfall with 185 mph winds when it hit Abaco Island in The Bahamas. aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/Int…

#Hurricane #Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane with max winds of 185 mph. Melissa breaks the old strongest Jamaican hurricane landfall record set by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988 (130 mph winds).

The Charleston Police Department is seeking the public's help locating a missing 19-year-old. bit.ly/4ogPOlz

The Ravenel Bridge southbound is down to one lane due to a vehicle fire. There are no injuries reported. Please use caution in the area or take an alternate route. #trfcnews #mtpscnews

Minor coastal flooding possible along the Charleston and Colleton County coast Friday and Saturday morning.

Mt Pleasant road closures due to a fire. #chstrfc

TRAVEL ALERT: ALL LANES BLOCKED! I-526 is blocked off on the eastbound side near Virginia Ave. All lanes are blocked on the westbound side because of a crash. Be careful of black ice on the roadways this morning. ABC News 4

HAPPENING NOW: 9:15am- Officials are out on I-526 checking the conditions on the interstate. As of right now, it’s still closed in both directions. ABC News 4

**TRAFFIC ALERT** Traffic lights are out at Nexton Parkway Overpass. South bound traffic is down to one lane. Please avoid the area. #chstrfc #chsnews

King Street is closed between Mt. Pleasant Street and Sans Souci Street due to a fatal collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian. #chsnews #chstrfc

Here is a map of minimum wind chills observed across the South Carolina Lowcountry and Southeast Georgia this morning. The coldest observations were noted across the Charleston Tri-County area. #chswx #gawx #scwx #savwx

The roadway has reopened.

abcnews4.com/news/local/hil… Thanks to Sonya Stevens in charleston for a cool story and taking interest in our sharks! Teaming up with Atlantic White Shark Conservancy rivals the ‘92 dream team

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Update/9:45am: 🛣️🚙🚛🚐🚚🚗🛻 Here’s a look at traffic on I-26 eastbound near the Dorchester Road interchange. Allow extra travel time this morning. I-526 is still closed in both directions because of an incident on the Don Holt. ABC News 4

Don Holt is expected to re-open soon! #chstrfc

A special weather statement has been issued for Charleston SC, North Charleston SC and Mount Pleasant SC until 8:15 AM EST

On this day in 1989, a historic snowstorm began and lingered until December 24. The storm dropped 8.0" of snow at the Charleston, SC airport, and 3.6" of snow at the Savannah, GA airport. For more information, visit the website here: weather.gov/media/chs/even…