Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 storm

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Hurricane Melissa monster Category 4, catastrophic threat for Jamaica, Haiti. Florida impact?
Hurricane Melissa is a monster Category 4 storm in the Caribbean Sunday, Oct. 26, and expected to further strengthen as it approaches Jamaica, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

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See Hurricane Melissa path, spaghetti models. Florida impacts?
Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 storm as it nears Jamaica. See path.
Jamaica Braces as Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane Melissa Creeps Toward Island
Tropical Storm Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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Storm Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength, Threatens Catastrophic Flooding In Northern Caribbean
Tropical Storm Melissa poised to become a hurricane and drop torrential rain on Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa forms, could reach Category 5, heads toward Jamaica. Florida update
Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected for Jamaica and Haiti, and possible for the Dominican Republic.

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Melissa Strengthens Into A Category 4 Hurricane, Threatening Catastrophic Flooding In Jamaica, Haiti
Tropical Storm Melissa Stationary in the Caribbean as 4 Deaths Reported and Huge Rains Expected

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

Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the Caribbean. At the same time, "life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides" are expected over portions of Southern Hispaniola and Jamaica through the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

See latest spaghetti models, projected path for Tropical Storm Melissa. Florida forecast

Melissa is forecast to become a hurricane by Saturday, Oct. 25, and a major hurricane by Sunday, Oct. 26, the Hurricane Center said. Current forecasts predict Melissa will be a Category 4 storm early next week. A major hurricane is one that is a Category 3 or higher, with maximum sustained winds of at least 111 mph.

Tropical Storm Melissa should be big rainmaker but path uncertain

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to bring lots of rain to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica but its path beyond that isn't clear, the National Hurricane Center says.

See spaghetti models, possible path for Tropical Storm Melissa. What can Florida expect?

"The chances of a direct U.S. hit from Melissa are low right now, but it is still an option, should the tropical system make it into the western Caribbean," said AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva.

Tropical Storm Melissa Maps Show Where Deadliest Impacts Could Hit

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to strengthen into a hurricane this weekend and bring life-threatening impacts to millions.

Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it crawls toward Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa was cutting a deadly path through the Caribbean on Sunday, strengthening into a Category 4 storm as it crawled along a worryingly slow course toward Jamaica and the island of Hispaniola.
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