Now A Hurricane, Melissa Is Rapidly Intensifying
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Tropical Storm Melissa was moving slowly through the Caribbean Sea early Thursday, said forecasters warning of "life-threatening flooding," and landslides.
Rain is not in the forecast. NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters have determined that Hurricane Melissa strengthening as expected and will lead to life threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides for portions of Hispaniola and Jamaica.
At 200 AM EDT (0600 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Melissa was located near latitude 16.2 North, longitude 75.4 West. Melissa is drifting toward the north near 2 mph (4 km/h). A slow northward