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Melissa strengthens into Category 4 hurricane

Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forecast to bring catastrophic flooding

Hurricane Melissa maintained its powerful Category 4 strength on Sunday as it drifted slowly toward Jamaica, forecast to bring “catastrophic” flash flooding and landslides to the Caribbean nation.

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Hurricane Melissa forecast to become a rare Category 5 tonight, seek shelter now in Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa, now Category 4, threatens heavy floods in Jamaica, Haiti

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Storm Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength, Threatens Catastrophic Flooding In Northern Caribbean

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

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Interactive maps show timeline, predicted strength of Tropical Storm Melissa over next 5 days

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Melissa grows into Category 3 hurricane while unleashing torrential rain in the north Caribbean

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Tropical Storm Melissa: Follow the storm, possible impacts in Sarasota

On the forecast track, Melissa is expected to move closer to Jamaica and the southwestern portion of Haiti during the next couple of days.

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Melissa Grows Into Category 3 Hurricane While Unleashing Torrential Rain in the North Caribbean

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Tropical Storm Melissa Stationary in the Caribbean as 4 Deaths Reported and Huge Rains Expected

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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 floods and landslides.

Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensifies, sets eyes on Jamaica for early this week

Soon-to-be major hurricane Melissa is a major concern for the island of Jamaica in the next few days.As of 8 p.m. Sunday evening, Melissa strengthened into a ca

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

K INGSTON, Jamaica — 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 catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Friday, Oct. 24 update: Latest on Tropical Storm Melissa from the National Hurricane Center

The National Hurricane Center's 11 p.m. Friday update reported that Tropical Storm Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 180 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 245 miles southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. Packing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, it is tracking northwest at 3 mph.