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Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm

Jamaica in path of 'life-threatening' category five Hurricane Melissa

"This extreme rainfall potential, owing to the slow motion, is going to create a catastrophic event here for Jamaica," Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the US-based National Hurricane Center (NHC), sa...

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Beyond Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa to blast Cuba, Bahamas before turning toward Bermuda

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

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Melissa Now a Category 3 Hurricane on Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, US Forecaster Says

Melissa is now a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, the U.S. Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane as it nears Jamaica

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Photos show Hurricane Melissa’s impact on the Caribbean

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Jamaica Braces as Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane Melissa Creeps Toward Island

Maximum sustained winds increased to near 90 mph (150 km/h).

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could reach Category 5, heads toward Jamaica. Florida update

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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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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