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National Hurricane Center, Melissa and Category 4

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Latest update from the National Hurricane Center on Category 4 Hurricane Melissa for Wednesday, Oct. 29

At 4 a.m. Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Today, there were numerous changes.

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Hurricane Melissa Strengthens Into Category 4, May Hit Category 5 Soon

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 storm as it nears Jamaica. See path.

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Aid efforts struggle to bring relief to parts of hurricane-stricken Jamaica

Rescuers and aid workers fanned out across Jamaica on Saturday to distribute food and water and reach communities still isolated four days after Hurricane Melissa hit the island.

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SC folks can help Jamaica recover from Hurricane Melissa while avoiding scams. Here’s how

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Before-and-after satellite images show devastating degree of destruction from Hurricane Melissa: 'Towns no longer look the same'

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Canadian Red Cross sending hurricane relief to Jamaica after Melissa devastation

Canadian Red Cross director Nazira Lacayo says those supplies were requested by Jamaica, adding that many people were forced to flee their homes with just the clothes on their back.

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Hurricane Melissa death toll tops 50; 'apocalyptic' Caribbean damage. Updates.

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At least 40 dead in Hurricane Melissa as it heads toward Bermuda

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Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean,

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens into Category 4: What to know about the storm's path, latest forecast

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it churned northwest through the Caribbean Sea on Sunday.

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Category 4 Hurricane Melissa slowly moving toward Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas

Hurricane Melissa continued to rage as a more than 140 mph Category 4 storm Sunday night and continued on its path toward Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas.

Hurricane Melissa live updates: 'Extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm barrels across Jamaica after making landfall; at least 7 reported dead

Melissa has been blamed for at least seven deaths. At least three people were killed by the storm in Haiti over the weekend, and a fourth died in the Dominican Republic, where another person remains missing. In Jamaica, officials said at least three people died ahead of Melissa's arrival.

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How rarely do Category 4 or 5 hurricanes make landfall?

Only 81 hurricanes have struck as Category 4 or higher since 1851, or about one every other year on average. A couple have crippled multiple points at that strength. Irma, in 2017, managed to hit five countries as a Category 4 or 5 — the most of any storm in the Atlantic.