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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to a record Category 5 storm

Hurricane Melissa barrels toward Jamaica with 175 mph winds; 40 inches of rain possible l LIVE

Hurricane Melissa intensified into a powerful Category 5 storm on Monday and remained on track to slam Jamaica with a destructive storm surge, damaging winds and life-threatening flash flooding.

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 storm, heads for Jamaica

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Tracking the Tropics: Hurricane Melissa now a Category 5 storm as it moves toward Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa Begins Lashing Jamaica as 'Catastrophic' Category 5 Storm

Hurricane Melissa began lashing Jamaica with violent gusts on Monday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center upgraded it to a Category 5 storm packing sustained winds of 165 mph, the largest on record t...

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Melissa Strengthens To A Category 5 Hurricane As It Nears Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as a Category 5 storm

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

The storm is expected to hit Cuba and bring severe weather to other parts of the Caribbean, including the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos.

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Hurricane Melissa could be strongest to ever hit Jamaica

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Jamaica Braces as Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane Melissa Creeps Toward Island

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Tropical Storm Melissa to hit Hispaniola with heavy rains, flooding

Tropical Storm Melissa was churning in the Caribbean late Tuesday, according to forecasters warning Hispaniola to expect heavy rains and flooding over the next few days.

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Tropical Storm Melissa reorganizing as Hispaniola, Jamaica braces for life-threatening flooding

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to reorganize over the Central Caribbean Sea over the next several days and eventually form into a major hurricane late this weekend. With its slow motion, the

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Life-Threatening And Catastrophic Flash Flooding And Landslides Expected In Portions Of Southern Hispaniola And Jamaica Through The Weekend

At 200 AM EDT (0600 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Melissa was located near latitude 16.2 North, longitude 75.4 West. Melissa is drifting toward the north near 2 mph (4 km/h). A slow northward