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Jamaica, Melissa and Hurricane

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 with a strengthening Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become a major hurricane over some of the hottest ocean water on the planet.

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Hurricane Melissa: First major hurricane in Jamaica in 37 years

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Hurricane forecasts say Melissa could be a 'slow-motion disaster'

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‘Catastrophic’ flooding possible as major hurricane threat grows

Melissa is expected to rapidly intensify over the weekend to category 4 and could bring devastating rains to Jamaica early next week.

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Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean, killing an elderly man in Haiti

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Tropical Storm Melissa A Serious Flood Danger To Jamaica, Haiti; Forecast To Rapidly Intensify To A Hurricane

Parts of the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica could pick up over 12 inches of additional rainfall through next week.

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Melissa to strengthen into major hurricane

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Melissa Turns Deadly As It Crawls Through The Caribbean

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Tropical Storm Melissa could become a major hurricane. See path.

The NHC said in an 8 p.m. ET advisory on Friday, Oct. 24, that Melissa was located about 225 miles southwest of Port-Au-Prince and 190 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph with higher gusts.

Tropical Storm Melissa projected path looks ominous for Jamaica

As of 7 a.m. CDT Friday, the center of Tropical Storm Melissa was located about 185 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, and was crawling to the east-southeast at 1 mph. Melissa had winds of 45 mph, making it a minimal tropical storm.

Friday, Oct. 24 update: Latest on Tropical Storm Melissa from the National Hurricane Center

The National Hurricane Center's 11 p.m. Friday update reported that Tropical Storm Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 180 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 245 miles southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. Packing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, it is tracking northwest at 3 mph.

Jamaica, Melissa and Hurricane

Tropical Storm Melissa could become a major hurricane. See path.

Tropical Storm Melissa projected path looks ominous for Jamaica

Friday, Oct. 24 update: Latest on Tropical Storm Melissa from the National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Melissa path: Storm to hit Jamaica this weekend; forecasts warn of flooding, landslides and coastal damage

Cold front should protect Florida from Melissa, which could become Cat 4 hurricane

Melissa expected to become a powerhouse hurricane