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Major hurricane Melissa projected to hit Jamaica on Tuesday

Jamaica faces damaging winds and heavy rainfall Sunday and Monday that could trigger catastrophic and life-threatening flash floods and landslides.

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Hurricane Melissa to Make 'Catastrophic' Landfall in Jamaica

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Hurricane Forecasters Warn Melissa Could Be ‘Potentially Catastrophic’ for Jamaica

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Tropical Storm Melissa: Follow the storm, possible impacts in Brevard

Forecasters are monitoring Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to become a “major” hurricane by the end of the weekend.

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Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane in the Caribbean

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Storm Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength, Threatens Catastrophic Flooding In Northern Caribbean

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Melissa Strengthens Into A Category 4 Hurricane, Threatening Catastrophic Flooding In Jamaica, Haiti

Melissa was expected to drop torrential rains of up to 30 inches (760 millimeters) on Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — Haiti and the Dominican Republic — according to the hurricane center.

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Melissa Grows Into Category 3 Hurricane While Unleashing Torrential Rain in the North Caribbean

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Tropical Storm Melissa Stationary in the Caribbean as 4 Deaths Reported and Huge Rains Expected

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

The slow-moving storm is forecast to reach Category 5 strength, which would be the strongest to hit Jamaica on record.

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

Article last updated: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, 2 p.m. ET

Melissa strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

Melissa is likely to reach the southern coast of Jamaica as a major hurricane late Monday or Tuesday morning, and urged people on the island to seek shelter immediately.

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. The rapidly intensifying storm is expected to wreak havoc across the Caribbean with catastrophic floods,

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

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane late Saturday, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica.