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Hurricane Melissa intensifies heading toward Caribbean islands

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to become a major hurricane on Sunday with catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.

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Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensifying in Caribbean, could become Category 5 storm

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Melissa Strengthens into a Hurricane as It Lashes the Caribbean With Heavy Rain

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Melissa Grows Into A Category 3 Hurricane While Unleashing Torrential Rain In The North 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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Storm Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in 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 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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Melissa becomes a hurricane, expected to rapidly intensify this weekend

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Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane in the Caribbean

Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica are bracing for Hurricane Melissa. The storm is expected to quickly grow into a powerful category 3 or stronger hurricane.

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Storm Melissa becomes a hurricane, could devastate Caribbean countries

The slow-moving storm was expected to drop torrential rain, up to 25 inches, on Jamaica. A similar forecast was issued for the southern regions of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become a major hurricane in the Caribbean

HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Melissa is moving at a crawl through the southern Caribbean, and forecasts show it could become a powerful Category 4 hurricane within the next few days.

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Hurricane forecasts say Melissa could be a 'slow-motion disaster'

Hurricane conditions could last for three days straight in some places, AccuWeather lead hurricane expert Alex DaSilva warned.

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Forecast: Melissa grows to major hurricane by Sunday, Jamaica landfall possibly by Tuesday

Melissa is projected to approach Jamaica this weekend, make landfall by early next week, and be near or over eastern Cuba by the middle of next week.