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Melissa, Caribbean and National Hurricane Center

Storm Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean

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

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Melissa Strengthens into a Hurricane as It Lashes the Caribbean With Heavy Rain

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

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Tropical Storm Melissa Lumbers Through the Caribbean, Killing an Elderly Man in Haiti

Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — an island shared by t...

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become hurricane this weekend

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Tropical Storm Melissa maintains its strength

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

Tropical Storm Melissa is nearly stationary in the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane.

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Tropical update: Conditions ripe for Tropical Storm Melissa to rapidly intensify

Melissa is currently the only active tropical system in the Atlantic basin. As of Friday night, the storm remains nearly stationary, drifting north at just 2 mph. Maximum sustained winds are around 65 mph—just below the 75 mph threshold needed to reach Category 1 hurricane status.

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

Hurricane conditions could last for three days straight in some places, AccuWeather lead hurricane expert Alex DaSilva warned.

Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to bring days of rain to Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica. Maps show its path.

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to bring days of heavy rain to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica and may trigger life-threatening flash flooding, the National Hurricane Center says.

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Tropical wave could develop later this week after it moves into the Caribbean

Local meteorologist Zack Fradella said Sunday that while late-season Caribbean storms can be intense, the system is not expected to reach the Gulf.

This week’s Jacksonville weather forecast and the latest on Invest 98L in the Caribbean

Invest 98L in the eastern Caribbean is expected to strengthen into a tropical depression or tropical storm over the next few days.