Hurricane Melissa tracked by NHC as it storms off Florida coast

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Hurricane Melissa has strengthened back into a Category 2 storm and is heading toward Bermuda.

The storm caused widespread destruction and dozens of deaths across Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba.

Florida will be spared from the storm's wind and rain but will experience dangerous rip currents and rough surf.

(This story was updated to add new information.)

has strengthened back into a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph as it barels toward Bermuda Thursday, Oct. 30, according to the latest update from the .

Melissa smashed Jamaica as in recorded history, leaving much of the island-nation without power and flooded under feet of relentless rain. Many homes and buildings have been destroyed, some communities were left cut off, and dozens of people ha