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Jamaica under hurricane warning

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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Storm Melissa becomes a hurricane, could devastate Caribbean countries

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Jamaica under hurricane warning as Melissa grows into major storm

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

On the morning of Friday Oct. 24, Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the central Caribbean Sea.

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Tropical Storm Melissa Lumbers Through the Caribbean, Killing an Elderly Man in Haiti

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Tropical Storm Melissa now a hurricane, NHC says

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Tropical Storm Melissa Trudges Through Caribbean as Forecasters Warn It Will Quickly Intensify

“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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Tropical Storm Melissa Stationary In The Caribbean As 4 Deaths Reported And Huge Rains Expected

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become hurricane this weekend

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Storm Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength, Threatens Catastrophic Flooding In Northern Caribbean

The erratic and slow-moving storm has killed at least three people in Haiti and a fourth person in the Dominican Republic, where another person remains missing.

Jamaica under hurricane warning as Melissa barely moves. Haiti could see ‘extensive’ damage

Haiti is expected to see catastrophic flash floods and landslides early next week causing “extensive infrastructural damage and potentially prolonged isolation of communities.” The southwestern peninsula of Haiti, from the border of the Dominican Republic to Port-au-Prince, was placed under a hurricane watch and a tropical-storm warning.

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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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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to explode into a Category 4 hurricane and could bring catastrophic impact to Jamaica

Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane this weekend as it lashes Jamaica and parts of the northern Caribbean, bringing days of life-threatening, potentially catastrophic impacts.