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Category 5 storm threatens Jamaica with devastation

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

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.

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Jamaica braces for Category 5 storm that would be strongest on record to hit island

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

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Melissa Strengthens To A Category 5 Hurricane As It Nears Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain and a life-threatening storm surge.

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

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Melissa a Category 4 hurricane as Jamaica braces for impact

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa rears up for record-setting strike on Jamaica

Portions of the island have already been doused with more than a foot of rain during Melissa’s approach, and forecasters said up to 30 more inches could be on the way.

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Hurricane Melissa is a Category 5 storm. See where it's headed.

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Jamaica braces for arrival of strengthening Hurricane Melissa

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What Jamaica will face as Category 5 hurricane makes landfall

Jamaica is preparing for record amounts of rain and intense winds as Hurricane Melissa intensified over the weekend. Melissa is expected to be the strongest hurricane to ever strike the island. CNN’s Derek Van Dam reports.

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'Seek shelter now,' NHC warn as Cat. 5 Melissa threatens Jamaica

Forecasters warned residents of Jamaica to "seek shelter now," as Melissa, a Category 5 hurricane, neared landfall on the Caribbean island nation early Monday. The storm was expected to make landfall along Jamaica's southern coast on Tuesday morning,