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Melissa strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti
Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrop...

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4, could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history
Hurricane Melissa a Category 4 on path for Jamaica
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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Tropical Storm Melissa nears hurricane strength and dumps torrential rain on Caribbean
Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as 4 deaths reported and huge rains expected
See latest spaghetti models for Hurricane Melissa. Trajectory, path, Florida forecast
Catastrophic and life-threatening flash flooding and landslides are expected in portions of Jamaica, southern Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the weekend, the NHC said.

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Melissa A Catastrophic Flood Danger To Haiti; Nearing Hurricane Strength Ahead Of Rapid Intensification
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Tropical Storm Melissa poised to become a hurricane and drop torrential rain on Caribbean
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Melissa undergoing extreme rapid intensification, catastrophic impacts expected for Jamaica

Melissa wasted no time harvesting a rich reservoir of warm water in the central Caribbean south of Jamaica on Saturday to intensify at an extreme rate – from a 70 mph tropical storm Saturday morning to a 140 mph Category 4 hurricane before sunrise Sunday.

Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to bring days of rain to Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica. Maps show its path.

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to bring days of heavy rain to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica and may trigger life-threatening flash flooding, the National Hurricane Center says.
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