Hurricane Melissa — which earlier blasted Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with historic 185 mph winds — has now weakened to a Category 2 hurricane (winds ~105 mph) and is racing northeast at more than 20 mph toward Bermuda. While the immediate threat to the U.S. mainland is reduced, the East Coast from Virginia to New Jersey is under alert for coastal flooding, strong surf, rip currents and heavy rain bands, fed by Melissa’s moisture plume. #HurricaneMelissa #AtlanticStorm #Bermuda #TropicalUpdate #StormSurge Subscribe to First Coast News for more: youtube.com/channel/UCJCdiZtw9zStiR3xgnp7qlg Visit Site: firstcoastnews.com Follow First Coast News on Social: Facebook: facebook.com/FirstCoastNews Twitter: twitter.com/FCN2go Instagram: instagram.com/firstcoastnews First Coast News is based in Jacksonville, Florida.