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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Jamaica braces for its worst storm in history

Hurricane Melissa, now a powerful Category 5 storm, is bearing down on Jamaica and is forecast to be the worst storm in the island's history.

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Catastrophic damage likely as Hurricane Melissa moves over Jamaica. Where is it headed next?

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

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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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Melissa Strengthens To A Category 5 Hurricane As It Nears Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it barrels towards Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa now major Category 3 storm, forecast to reach Category 5. Florida update

Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected for Jamaica and Haiti, and possible for the Dominican Republic.

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Melissa Grows Into Category 3 Hurricane While Unleashing Torrential Rain in the North Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa could be strongest to ever hit Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa Live Updates, Tracker—Jamaica Faces ‘Catastrophic’ Impact

Life-threatening Hurricane Melissa is hurtling towards Jamaica in the Caribbean. Follow Newsweek's live news coverage.

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Hurricane Melissa poses "catastrophic" threat to Caribbean: Jamaica braces for direct hit

Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified into a Category 4 storm Sunday morning as it churned toward Jamaica, where residents were urged to "seek shelter now." The big picture: At least three deaths in Haiti and a fourth in the Dominican Republic were attributed to Melissa when it was a tropical storm and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness implored residents to "avoid taking unnecessary risks,

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Cat 5, moves devastatingly slow toward Jamaica landfall

Melissa is expected to weaken a little while crossing. Forecasters said the storm will turn northeast and cross southeastern Cuba Tuesday night as a major hurricane and reach the southeastern Bahamas as a hurricane of Category 2 strength Wednesday.

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

As an island country in the Caribbean Sea, hurricanes aren’t new in Jamaica. Hurricanes hovering over the island while continuously dumping rain and blasting Category 4 or 5 winds, however, are a different brand.