Hurricane Melissa to hit Jamaica
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Melissa strengthened into a deadly Category 5 hurricane Monday with catastrophic impacts expected across the Caribbean, similar to Sarasota last year.
Multiple cruise ships from different lines are shifting itineraries away from Hurricane Melissa. Is your cruise impacted by the storm?
Melissa is expected to strengthen from a tropical storm into a major hurricane this weekend, bringing “life-threatening and catastrophic” flash flooding and landslides to the Caribbean.
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Melissa Grows Into Category 3 Hurricane While Unleashing Torrential Rain in the North Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica
Slow-moving hurricanes and tropical storms can be as dangerous as intense hurricanes, even when they are weaker. A textbook case of this happened in late October 1998.
Jamaica and other countries impacted by Hurricane Melissa will be getting help from organizations right here in South Florida.