Melissa, Haiti and Jamaica
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The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned of "life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides" throughout Hispaniola.
Officials across the Caribbean prepare for days of heavy rain from the storm.
Melissa became a Category 3 hurricane that is expected to continue intensifying over the weekend. The hurricane was moving west at 3 mph with sustained winds of 115 mph. Life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected in portions of southern Hispaniola and Jamaica into early next week.
Tropical Storm Melissa is lumbering through the Caribbean Sea and bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola.