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Jamaica, Tropical Storm Melissa

Melissa set to make Jamaica landfall in days as major hurricane

Melissa is projected to approach Jamaica this weekend, make landfall by early next week, and be near or over eastern Cuba by the middle of next week.

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 3, could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history

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Dire warnings as Jamaica braces for impact of Hurricane Melissa

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

U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica as Tropical Storm Melissa threatened catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean.

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Tropical Storm Melissa: Follow the storm, possible impacts in Brevard

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Melissa Turns Deadly As It Crawls Through The 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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Interactive maps show timeline, predicted strength of Tropical Storm Melissa over next 5 days

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Hurricane Melissa lashes Caribbean, raises flood threat

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Hurricane warning issued for Jamaica

U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica on Saturday as Tropical Storm Melissa reached hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean.

Hurricane Melissa Forecast To Rapidly Intensify To Category 5; 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.

Sunday, Oct. 26 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 3 Hurricane Melissa

At 2 a.m. Sunday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Category 3 Hurricane Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 125 miles south-southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 295 miles west-southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. With maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, the hurricane is moving west-southwest at 5 mph.

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Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps toward island

Tropical Storm Melissa has become a hurricane and is expected to strengthen into at least Category 4 intensity, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. The rapidly intensifying storm is expected to wreak havoc across the Caribbean with catastrophic floods,