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Jamaica under hurricane warning

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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Jamaica under hurricane warning as Melissa grows into major storm

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Melissa becomes a hurricane ahead of Jamaica landfall

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Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as 4 deaths reported and huge rains expected

Tropical Storm Melissa was nearly stationary in the central Caribbean on Friday as forecasters warned it could strengthen and swipe Jamaica as a powerful hurricane and dump a staggering amount of rai...

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and northern Caribbean

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Tropical Storm Melissa now a hurricane, NHC says

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could soon explode into monstrous major hurricane

“Melissa is evolving into a slow-motion disaster," said AccuWeather hurricane expert Alex DaSilva on Oct. 24. "Millions of people are at risk of catastrophic impacts. We are increasingly concerned abo...

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Melissa intensifies into hurricane in the central Caribbean

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See path of Hurricane Melissa, a storm bringing 'extraordinary' threats

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Hurricane Melissa A Catastrophic Danger To Jamaica, Haiti; Rapid Intensification Forecast To Category 5 Ahead

Melissa is forecast to become a Category 5 hurricane. If that wasn't enough, flooding and landslides could be widespread from Hispaniola to Jamaica and Cuba. Here's the very latest forecast.

Jamaica under hurricane warning as Melissa barely moves. Haiti could see ‘extensive’ damage

Haiti is expected to see catastrophic flash floods and landslides early next week causing “extensive infrastructural damage and potentially prolonged isolation of communities.” The southwestern peninsula of Haiti, from the border of the Dominican Republic to Port-au-Prince, was placed under a hurricane watch and a tropical-storm warning.

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

The National Hurricane Center's 8 p.m. Friday update reported that Tropical Storm Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 190 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 225 miles southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. Packing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, it is tracking north at 2 mph.

Tropical Storm Melissa Trudges Through Caribbean as Forecasters Warn It Will Quickly Intensify

Tropical Storm Melissa is plodding through the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane