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Melissa, Jamaica and Category 5

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 live updates: Jamaica braces for its worst storm in history

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Hurricane Melissa now a Category 5 storm with 160 mph winds. Latest forecast map, track.

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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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Monday, Oct. 27: National Hurricane Center's update on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

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Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti

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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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Tropical Storm Melissa to become a hurricane Saturday and rapidly intensify: NHC

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Latest on Category 4 Hurricane Melissa: Monday, Oct. 27 update from the NHC

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

The hurricane center said in a 5 a.m. ET advisory on Oct. 27 Melissa was located about 130 miles south-southwest of Kingston, Jamaica with maximum sustained winds near 160 mph with higher gusts. Jamaican officials have evacuated low-lying areas and opened hundreds of shelters in preparation of "life-threatening" storm conditions.

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to intensify in strength over weekend

Tropical Storm Melissa continues to slowly move northwest with sustained winds near 70 mph -- just shy of becoming the fifth hurricane of this Atlantic season.

Tropical Storm Melissa soon to be.hurricane. Spaghetti models, potential path. Florida impacts?

According to the hurricane center, Melissa has a significant possibility of making landfall on Jamaica as a major hurricane and could maintain major hurricane strength when it reaches eastern Cuba. Forecasters say Melissa poses little to no risk for Florida and the U.S. at this time.

Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to become a major hurricane and bring 'catastrophic flash flooding and landslides.' See its projected path.

The slow-moving storm is expected to bring heavy rainfall and life-threatening flash flooding and landslides to parts of Jamaica and Haiti, forecasters say.