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Jamaica, Melissa and National Hurricane Center

Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane and is forecast to make landfall in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, multiple landslides and extensive infrastructure damag...

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm upgraded to Category 5 on approach to Jamaica

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Jamaica braces for Category 4 Hurricane Melissa’s rain, possibly record winds

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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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Monday, Oct. 27: National Hurricane Center's update on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

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

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Hurricane Melissa forecast to become a rare Category 5 ahead of historic landfall in Jamaica, bringing flooding and mudslides

Melissa rapidly intensified going into Sunday morning and is now a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds. The US National Hurricane Center expects it to strengthen into a rare Category 5 hurricane on Sunday night or early Monday.

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Talking the Tropics w/Mike: Melissa becomes Cat. 5 south of Jamaica

Tropical Storm WARNING: Haiti... Cuban province of Las Tunas

Hurricane Melissa tracker: Jamaica orders residents to evacuate as tropical storm sweeps across Caribbean

The National Hurricane Centre warned that Melissa is expected to bring 15 to 30 inches (38.1cm to 76.2cm) of rain to Jamaica and souther Hispaniola, with a maximum of up to 40 inches (101.6cm). Eastern Cuba is facing between 10 inches (25.4cm) and 15 inches (38.1cm) of expected rainfall.

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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.