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Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength

Melissa strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane, threating catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

Hurricane Melissa rapidly strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane as it unleashed torrential rain in the northern Caribbean and threatened catastrophic flooding and landslides in Jamaica and s...

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 3, could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could reach Category 5, heads toward Jamaica. Florida update

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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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Landslide kills 3 in Haiti, and more rain from Tropical Storm Melissa is on the way

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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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How strong will Tropical Storm Melissa get and where will it go? See the timeline

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Melissa becomes a hurricane, expected to rapidly intensify this weekend

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Central Florida businesses rally to send aid to Jamaica ahead of Hurricane Melissa landfall

Melissa is now a hurricane, meaning millions in Jamaica are in harm’s way and could see flooded streets, power outages, and more.

Jamaica has weathered many hurricanes but not the most powerful ones

Jamaica's central location in the Caribbean, the island has never recorded a direct landfall from a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, according to records from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) dating back to 1850.

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Melissa set to be major hurricane within days, likely to skirt Jamaica as it heads west

Melissa is expected to significantly strengthen by late Friday and over the weekend, when the storm could become a hurricane as early as Saturday.