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

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

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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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Hurricane Melissa hits Category 3, likely to cause ‘catastrophic’ situation in Caribbean

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Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in Caribbean. It could quickly intensify

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

“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.

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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.

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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.