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Hurricane Melissa to hit Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm set to bring devastation to Jamaica

Maximum sustained winds from the Category 5 storm are near 175 mph with higher gusts, according to the latest data from the NHC.

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: 'Catastrophic' weather expected in Jamaica, NHC says

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as its strongest storm in recorded history

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Hurricane Melissa could be the strongest to hit Jamaica since records began in 1851

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches (76 centimetres) of rain and a life-threatening storm surge.

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The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa set to make landfall in Jamaica

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Jamaica awaits Hurricane Melissa's landfall as it slowly churns toward island

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Hurricane Melissa to bring 'catastrophic situation' to Jamaica in storm of the century

"It’s a catastrophic situation expected in Jamaica," WMO tropical cyclone specialist Anne-Claire Fontan said at a Geneva press briefing.

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Hurricane Melissa: Atlanta woman visiting family in Jamaica bracing for the storm

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as the strongest storm in recorded history

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Tuesday, Oct. 28: National Hurricane Center's update on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

According to the National Hurricane Center's 8 a.m. Tuesday advisory, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 55 miles south-southeast of Negril Jamaica and 265 miles southwest of Guantanamo Cuba. With maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, the hurricane is moving to the north-northeast at 7 mph.

‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica as a Category 5 monster

A powerful Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has begun its assault on Jamaica on Tuesday with the threat of “catastrophic flash flooding, landslides, and destructive winds,” according to the National

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‘Communities Will Not Survive’: Jamaica Prepares For Worst Ever Storm As Melissa Intensifies to Category 5

Hurricane Melissa intensified to a Category 5 storm on Monday amid warnings of 'life-threatening' flooding' in Jamaica.