Hurricane Melissa strengthens into Category 2 storm

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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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Now a Category 3 storm, Hurricane Melissa expected to continue strengthening
Hurricane Melissa strengthens into a powerful Category 3 storm in the Caribbean. Maps show its forecast path.
Jamaica Braces as Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane Melissa Creeps Toward Island
Tropical Storm Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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Hurricane Melissa is strengthening rapidly, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa Forecast To Rapidly Intensify To Category 5; Catastrophic Threat To Jamaica, Haiti
Storm Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean
“Unfortunately for places along the projected path of this storm, it is increasingly dire,” Jamie Rhome, the center’s deputy director, said earlier on Saturday.

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Hurricane Melissa hits Category 3, likely to cause ‘catastrophic’ situation in Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa forecast to become a rare Category 5 tonight, seek shelter now in Jamaica

At least 3 dead in Haiti as Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain, devastating flooding

The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned of "life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides" throughout Hispaniola.

Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean, killing an elderly man in Haiti

Tropical Storm Melissa is lumbering through the Caribbean Sea and bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola.

Three dead in Haiti in landslides from Tropical Storm Melissa; Jamaica begins shut down

Though the full effects of Tropical Storm Melissa have yet to be felt in the Caribbean, Haiti’s disaster office said Friday three people have already died and another was injured in a landslide attributed to the storm’s heavy rains.

Deadly Tropical Storm Melissa could drop 35″ of rain in the Caribbean

Forecasters warned it could strengthen and swipe Jamaica as a powerful hurricane and dump a staggering amount of rain.

Tropical Storm Melissa dumps heavy rain on Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday as forecasters warned of significant flood risk in the northern Caribbean this week. The slow-moving storm was located about 330 miles (530 kilometers) south-southwest of Port-au-Prince,
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