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Jamaica, Melissa and National Hurricane Center

Melissa strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane, threating catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

Hurricane Melissa rapidly strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane as it unleashed torrential rain in the northern Caribbean and threatened catastrophic flooding and landslides in Jamaica and so...

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Hurricane Melissa could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history

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Storm Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean

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Jamaica under hurricane warning as Melissa grows into major storm

Hurricane Melissa has likely begun rapid intensification in the Caribbean and is now forecast to be a Category 5 storm on Monday.

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Storm Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength, Threatens Catastrophic Flooding In Northern Caribbean

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Tropical Storm Melissa poised to become a hurricane and drop torrential rain on Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa Tracker

Melissa is projected to bring severe flooding to Jamaica and southwestern Haiti before it hits Cuba.

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Melissa intensifies into hurricane in the central Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could reach Category 5, heads toward Jamaica. Florida update

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Jamaica could face days of hurricane conditions as Melissa set to rapidly intensify in the Caribbean

Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean are staring down what could become a catastrophic, days-long assault of extreme rainfall and damaging winds.

Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps toward island

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensifying near Jamaica, expected to become a major hurricane by Sunday

Life-threatening flooding, landslides and storm surge are expected in Jamaica and southern Hispaniola as Melissa continues to strengthen.

Jamaica has weathered many hurricanes but not the most powerful ones

Jamaica's central location in the Caribbean, the island has never recorded a direct landfall from a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, according to records from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) dating back to 1850.

Strong onshore winds bringing rainy Saturday to South Florida as Hurricane Melissa strengthens in Caribbean

The NEXT Weather Team is tracking Hurricane Melissa as it spins through the Caribbean this weekend. Melissa intensified Saturday afternoon into a Category 1 hurricane. It will continue to strengthen before making landfall as a Major Category 4 hurricane in Jamaica on Tuesday.