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.

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

Authorities across the Caribbean opened shelters and evacuated residents from low-lying areas. An ‘unprecedented’ amount of ...

See Hurricane Melissa path, spaghetti models. Florida impacts?

According to the hurricane center, Hurricane Melissa has a significant possibility of making landfall on Jamaica as a major ...

Major hurricane Melissa projected to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, en route to Cuba

Jamaica faces damaging winds and heavy rainfall Sunday and Monday that could trigger catastrophic and life-threatening flash ...
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Major Hurricane Melissa Will Drop Catastrophic Amounts of Rain on Jamaica

Melissa is a relatively slow-moving Category 4 major hurricane—a brutal combination that will drench some parts of Jamaica with up to 40 inches of rain ...

Tourists evacuate as Jamaica braces for wrath of Hurricane Melissa with storm forecast to become Category 5 monster

HURRICANE Melissa is barrelling towards Jamaica at terrifying pace – with locals barricading their homes and tourists ...

Cyclone Montha likely to hit east coast: How do tropical storms occur, and who names them?

Here is what to know about how tropical storms are formed, why the Bay of Bengal witnesses them frequently, and why this ...

Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4, could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history

There is nowhere that will escape the wrath of this storm,” said Evan Thompson of Jamaica’s Meteorological Service. Melissa ...

Major Hurricane Melissa unleashing torrents on Caribbean, forecast to become Cat 5

Hurricane Melissa on Sunday intensified into a Category 4 storm dropping torrents of “catastrophic” rain across the Caribbean ...

Beauty in the beast: Why hurricanes are named after pretty girls

Tropical storms and hurricanes are assigned names from alphabetical lists, often sounding soft and feminine. Historically, ...

Hurricane Melissa Has Rapidly Intensified To Category 4. Catastrophic Threat To Jamaica, Haiti

Melissa could be one of the most intense, devastating hurricanes on record in Jamaica, with widespread flooding, landslides ...

Hurricane Melissa Approaches Rare Category 5 — Four Things To Know

Hurricane Melissa is on its way to Category 5 status after explosively intensifying. Here are 4 things you need to know right ...