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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 storm

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

Melissa rapidly intensified going into Sunday morning and is now a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds. The US National Hurricane Center expects it to strengthen into a rare Category 5 hurricane on Sunday night or early Monday.

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

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens — Category 5 impact expected in Jamaica Monday

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

The slow-moving Melissa strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane late Saturday as it threatened catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean.

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Photos show Hurricane Melissa’s impact on the Caribbean

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Melissa 'Could Be The Strongest Direct Landfall' In Jamaica Since Records Have Been Kept, Says The NHC

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 as it approaches Jamaica

Areas of Jamaica could “already be experiencing tropical storm force winds & heavy rains,” with conditions expected to “get much worse there through Monday and Tuesday,” the NHC said.

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

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Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps toward island

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Bryan Norcross: Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa's multiday assault on Jamaica begins today

An extremely dangerous and unnerving scenario will unfold tonight, tomorrow and Tuesday across the eastern half of Jamaica, including the capital, Kingston.

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Hurricane Melissa slams the Caribbean. See the floods and impact on residents in photos

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane and could soon rapidly intensify into a monstrous Category 4 or 5 storm.

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

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica

Strong onshore winds bringing rainy Saturday to South Florida as Hurricane Melissa strengthens in Caribbean

The NEXT Weather Team is tracking Hurricane Melissa as it spins through the Caribbean this weekend. Melissa intensified Saturday afternoon into a Category 1 hurricane. It will continue to strengthen before making landfall as a Major Category 4 hurricane in Jamaica on Tuesday.