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Jamaica, National Hurricane Center and Melissa

Hurricane Melissa could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history

The NHC warned of “life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides” through the weekend in Jamaica and southern Hispaniola, the island that comprises Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens into a Category 1 storm in the Caribbean. Maps show its forecast path.

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Hurricane Melissa Forecast To Rapidly Intensify To Category 5; Catastrophic Threat To Jamaica, Haiti

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Jamaica under hurricane warning as Melissa grows into major storm

Hurricane Melissa has likely begun rapid intensification in the Caribbean and is now forecast to be a Category 5 storm on Monday.

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Storm Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength, Threatens Catastrophic Flooding In Northern Caribbean

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Tropical Storm Melissa to become a hurricane Saturday and rapidly intensify: NHC

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Hurricane Melissa Tracker

Melissa is projected to bring severe flooding to Jamaica and southwestern Haiti before it hits Cuba.

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Melissa intensifies into hurricane in the central Caribbean

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to explode into a Category 4 hurricane and could bring catastrophic impact to Jamaica

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Saturday, Oct. 25: Latest developments on Category 2 Hurricane Melissa from the NHC

At 8 p.m. Saturday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 130 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 260 miles west-southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. The hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, is moving west at 3 mph.

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Melissa strengthens into hurricane as Caribbean islands brace for impacts

H urricane Melissa is expected to strengthen before possible landfall along the Caribbean Islands. WESH 2's award-winning First Warning Weather team is monitoring the tropical system and will continue to provide updates. Melissa was upgraded to a hurricane by the National Hurricane Center by 2 p.m. Saturday.

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Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps toward island

Tropical Storm Melissa has become a hurricane and is expected to strengthen into at least Category 4 intensity, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. The rapidly intensifying storm is expected to wreak havoc across the Caribbean with catastrophic floods,

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

The storm was forecast to dump up to 25 inches of rain over Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica as it continues to strengthen this weekend.

Tropical Storm Melissa Lumbers Through the Caribbean as Islands Take Cover From Rain

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