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Melissa strengthens into Category 4 hurricane

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

Catastrophic flooding, landslides, and life-threatening storm surge are expected for Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba.

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Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forecast to bring catastrophic flooding

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Hurricane Melissa gets stronger on path for Jamaica

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Jamaica Braces as Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane Melissa Creeps Toward Island

Tropical Storm Melissa has become a hurricane and is expected to strengthen into at least Category 4 intensity, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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Photos show Hurricane Melissa’s impact on the Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

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Tropical Storm Melissa near hurricane strength, could become Cat 5 storm. Florida update

Melissa poses little to no direct risk to Florida or the continental United States, according to meteorologists.

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See Hurricane Melissa path, spaghetti models. Florida impacts?

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Jamaica braces for arrival of strengthening Hurricane Melissa

Tropical Storm Melissa strengthens into hurricane near Jamaica and Hispaniola

Tropical Storm Melissa strengthened into a hurricane on Saturday, October 25, with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasting “rapid intensification.” The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) released this imagery on X with a caption reading: “Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane just south of Jamaica and Hispaniola.

Friday, Oct. 24 update: Latest on Tropical Storm Melissa from the National Hurricane Center

The National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. Friday update reported that Tropical Storm Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 215 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 225 miles southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. Packing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, it is tracking north at 2 mph. Melissa is expected to strengthen into a hurricane.

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Tropical Storm Melissa is riding the brakes. It’s a new, troubling tendency for Atlantic storms

Tropical Storm Melissa joins a growing number of storms that are putting on the brakes and increasing the risk of dangerous impacts as a result.