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Melissa, Caribbean and Hurricane

Melissa Grows Into A Category 3 Hurricane While Unleashing Torrential Rain In The North Caribbean

U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica as Tropical Storm Melissa threatened catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean.

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Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane in the Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa intensifies heading toward Caribbean islands

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Melissa grows into a Category 3 hurricane while unleashing torrential rain in the north Caribbean

The slow-moving Melissa strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane late Saturday as it threatened catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean.

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Melissa continues slow crawl across central Caribbean, expected to become major hurricane

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Hurricane Melissa is strengthening rapidly, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean

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Melissa becomes a hurricane, expected to rapidly intensify this weekend

Jamaica looks to be the epicenter for the worst of Melissa’s triple threat of extreme rainfall flooding, wind damage and storm surge.

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Hurricane Melissa Forecast To Rapidly Intensify To Category 5; Catastrophic Threat To Jamaica, Haiti

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Jamaica under hurricane warning as Melissa grows into major storm

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Hurricane warning issued for Jamaica

U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica on Saturday as Tropical Storm Melissa reached hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean.

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Sunday, Oct. 26 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 4 Hurricane Melissa

Article first published: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, 5 a.m. ET

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Hurricane Melissa forms, likely to cause ‘catastrophic’ situation in Caribbean

Melissa is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane and bring life-threatening rainfall, landslides and storm surge to Jamaica, Haiti and elsewhere.

Jamaica has a rich hurricane history but has avoided most powerful storms

Although Jamaica has been hit by many hurricanes, a storm stronger than Category 3 has never made landfall on the island.

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Tropical Storm Melissa trudges through Caribbean as forecasters warn it will quickly intensify

Tropical Storm Melissa is plodding through the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane