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Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in Caribbean

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

The National Hurricane Center warned that heavy rainfall would cause “catastrophic flash flooding and landslides across southwestern Haiti by this weekend into early next week.”

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

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Tropical Storm Melissa forms in Caribbean, expected to strengthen into hurricane. Florida impacts?

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Caribbean braces for 'catastrophe': Hurricane Melissa roars towards Jamaica with fears 40 INCHES of rain could hit, sparking deadly floods and landslides

'I want to urge Jamaicans to take this seriously,' said Desmond McKenzie, deputy chairman of the island's Disaster Risk Management Council.

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What Jamaica will face as Category 5 hurricane makes landfall

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Hurricane Melissa hour-by-hour forecast as 'biggest ever' 140mph storm maps turn BLACK

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm threatens Jamaica with devastation

Hurricane Melissa is edging towards Jamaica and set to make landfall as a historic Category 5 storm, with winds of over 160 mph. Jamaica is bracing for what the National Hurricane Center said would be catastrophic flash flooding and landslides caused by up to 40 inches of rain in some places. The storm is due to make landfall early Tuesday.

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Caribbean islands brace for harsh weather as 'ominous' Tropical Storm Melissa takes aim

Tropical Storm Melissa is set to intensify this weekend, and Jamaica and other Caribbean islands are bracing for harsh weather, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday morning.

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.