- Tropical Storm Melissa nears hurricane strength and dumps torrential rain on Caribbean
- Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain
- Tropical Storm Melissa brings flood risk to Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica
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Storm sparked fires, caused flooding as it came ashore at Ocean Isle Beach
The eye of Hurricane Isaias came on shore at Ocean Isle Beach around 11 p.m. Monday, sparking a series of fires at homes and bringing a lot of flooding.