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Hurricane Melissa threatens Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 4 hurricane, and could develop further to become a Category 5 as it approaches Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Hurricane Melissa Has Rapidly Intensified To Category 4. Catastrophic Threat To Jamaica, Haiti

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Hurricane Melissa Threatens ‘Catastrophic’ Flooding in Jamaica and Haiti. Here’s What To Know

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Jamaica braces for Category 4 Hurricane Melissa’s rain, possibly record winds

Category 4 Hurricane Melissa, at 145 mph maximum sustained winds as of Sunday 5 p.m. and forecast by the U.S.’s National Hurricane Center to get stronger, might be the most powerful hurricane to ever ...

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Hurricane Melissa intensifies as Caribbean braces

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Hurricane Forecasters Warn Melissa Could Be ‘Potentially Catastrophic’ for Jamaica

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Powerful Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it heads for Jamaica

The storm is moving at a worryingly slow pace -- just three miles (six kilometers) an hour -- which has meteorologists concerned that it will dump punishing rains on countries in its path for far long...

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Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps toward island

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See Hurricane Melissa path, spaghetti models. Florida impacts?

At least 3 dead in Haiti as Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain, devastating flooding

The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned of "life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides" throughout Hispaniola.

Landslide Kills 3 in Haiti, and More Rain From Melissa Is on the Way

Officials across the Caribbean prepare for days of heavy rain from the storm.

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Hurricane Melissa Has Rapidly Intensifies To Category 4. Catastrophic Threat To Jamaica, Haiti

Melissa could be one of the most intense, devastating hurricanes on record in Jamaica, with widespread flooding, landslides and destructive winds. Flooding rain is also a grave concern in Hispaniola.

Friday, Oct. 24 update: Latest on Tropical Storm Melissa from the National Hurricane Center

The National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. Friday update reported that Tropical Storm Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 215 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 225 miles southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. Packing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, it is tracking north at 2 mph. Melissa is expected to strengthen into a hurricane.