jamaica tropical storm melissa

Melissa reaches hurricane strength

Hurricane Melissa upgraded to Category 4, expected to strengthen on Jamaica approach

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it churned northwest through the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

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Jamaica cat bond marked down, major hurricane Melissa landfall still forecast

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

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

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“The rainfall is a huge risk with the storm,” said Michael Brennan, director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

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Hurricane Melissa Tracker

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Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatens catastrophic flooding in Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa forecast to strengthen to Category 5 storm. See path.

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.

Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to become a major hurricane and bring 'catastrophic flash flooding and landslides.' See its projected path.

The slow-moving storm is expected to bring heavy rainfall and life-threatening flash flooding and landslides to parts of Jamaica and Haiti, forecasters say.