Tropical Storm Melissa impacting Caribbean
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Tropical Storm Melissa was nearly stationary in the central Caribbean on Friday, with forecasters warning that it could strengthen and swipe Jamaica as a powerful hurricane and dump a staggering amount of rain -- up to 35 inches -- on southwest Haiti,
Tropical Storm Melissa is rapidly intensifying into a major hurricane, posing a severe threat to Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic with its slow churn. Expecting prolonged hurricane conditions,
Melissa may be struggling now, but it is expected to rapidly intensify. It's also going to be a slow mover into early next week. Here's what that means for its forecast.
An intensifying Melissa is expected to bring destructive flooding to Jamaica, southern Haiti and the Dominican Republic before tracking toward Cuba next week.