Fall Nor'easter Becomes Subtropical Storm Melissa, Located Near New England

The fall nor'easter spinning southeast of New England strengthened into Subtropical Storm Melissa on Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center. CNN

The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said that a nor'easter located off the northeastern United States has become Subtropical Storm Melissa.

The “change in storm status does not change” the expected impacts that the storm may bring, including coastal flooding and wind, the agency wrote at 11 a.m.