Tropical Storm Melissa is lurking
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Melissa strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane Saturday and is expected to continue intensifying over the weekend, becoming a Category 5 storm — with winds up to 160 mph — before making landfall over Jamaica on Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Tropical Storm Melissa strengthens as it takes aim at Jamaica, expected to become major hurricane
Tropical Storm Melissa strengthened Friday afternoon and is likely to become a major hurricane by the start of next week.
Melissa, with maximum winds of 70 mph and stronger gusts, should attain hurricane status later Oct. 25 and become a major hurricane by Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday morning. A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when its winds reach 74 mph.