Tropical Storm Melissa to strengthen into major hurricane

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Jamaica could face days of hurricane conditions as Melissa set to rapidly intensify in the Caribbean
Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean are staring down what could become a catastrophic, days-long assault of extreme rainfall and damaging winds with a strengthening Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become a major hurricane over some of the hottest ocean water on the planet.

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Melissa to strengthen and drift near or south of Jamaica as a major hurricane by Sunday
Tropical Storm Melissa poised to become a hurricane and drop torrential rain on Caribbean
Tropical Storm Melissa Lumbers Through the Caribbean, Killing an Elderly Man in Haiti
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — an island shared by t...

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become hurricane this weekend
How strong will Tropical Storm Melissa get and where will it go? See the timeline
Interactive maps show timeline, predicted strength of Tropical Storm Melissa over next 5 days
"We will be very fortunate if Melissa does not cause a humanitarian disaster in the northern Caribbean next week," said Dr. Ryan Truchelut, chief meteorologist at WeatherTiger, who works with the USA...

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Will Tropical Storm Melissa become a Cat 5 hurricane? Here's the timeline
Tropical Storm Melissa Trudges Through Caribbean as Forecasters Warn It Will Quickly Intensify

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.

Hurricane Melissa path: Storm to hit Jamaica this weekend; forecasts warn of flooding, landslides and coastal damage

Forecasters warn that Tropical Storm Melissa could bring destructive winds and over 30 inches of rain to Jamaica as the storm edges closer to the island.

Jamaica has a rich hurricane history but has avoided most powerful storms

Although Jamaica has been hit by many hurricanes, a storm stronger than Category 3 has never made landfall on the island.

What’s the worst-case scenario for Jamaica as Melissa crawls through the Caribbean?

An intensifying Melissa will bring destructive flooding to Jamaica, southern Haiti and the Dominican Republic before tracking toward Cuba, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas next week.
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