Hurricane Melissa becomes rare Category 5

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Hurricane Melissa is set to make landfall in Jamaica. See the latest update for Tuesday, Oct. 28. Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 5 storm and is forecast to bring destructive winds and storm surge and "catastrophic flooding" to Jamaica through the day,

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Hurricane Melissa: Category 5 storm threatens Jamaica with devastation
Hurricane Melissa: Category 5 storm set to make landfall in Jamaica | Morning in America
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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“I do feel safe. The director for the hotel made us aware that if something, some type of breach might happen in our actual room, the stairwells are built with some type of concrete,” Gordon said.

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Hurricane Melissa Barrels Down on Jamaica as Category 5 Storm

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened to a Category 5 storm and is expected to produce catastrophic floods and heavy infrastructure damage in Jamaica.Flash floods are projected to sweep through Jamaica on Monday and into Tuesday,
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Interactive maps show timeline, predicted strength of Tropical Storm Melissa over next 5 days

On Saturday, Oct. 25, Melissa was predicted to be at 16.6N 75.4W. Maximum sustained winds were predicted to reach 65 mph. To be classified as a hurricane, maximum sustained winds need to reach 74 mph.
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