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Tropical Storm Melissa is lurking

Here's when Melissa could strengthen into powerful Category 4 storm

Melissa is forecast to strengthen to a major hurricane -- a Category 3 or higher -- as it brings winds greater than 110 mph to Jamaica from Sunday through at least Tuesday. Extensive damage is forecast due to the length of time Melissa will be hitting the island.

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Tropical Storm Melissa could become a hurricane. See where it's headed.

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Tropical Storm Melissa Update as Meteorologists Sound Alarm

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Tropical Storm Melissa: Follow the storm, possible impacts in Brevard

Forecasters are monitoring Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to become a “major” hurricane by the end of the weekend.

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Landslide Kills 3 in Haiti, and More Rain From Tropical Storm Melissa Is on the Way

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Three dead as Tropical Storm Melissa tears through Caribbean

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Tropical Storm Melissa: Follow the storm, possible impacts in Sarasota

On the forecast track, Melissa is expected to move closer to Jamaica and the southwestern portion of Haiti during the next couple of days.

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Tropical Storm Melissa Tracker

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Interactive maps show timeline, predicted strength of Tropical Storm Melissa over next 5 days

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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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At least 3 dead in Haiti as Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain, devastating flooding

The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned of "life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides" throughout Hispaniola.

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Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to bring days of rain to Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica. Maps show its path.

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to bring days of heavy rain to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica and may trigger life-threatening flash flooding, the National Hurricane Center says.

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These maps track Melissa, soon to become a major hurricane and possible late-season record-breaker

The hot ocean temperatures and dry air are primed for a potentially explosive hurricane to erupt, with some severe weather impacts possible for Florida.

Cold front should protect Florida from Melissa, which could become Cat 4 hurricane

Cool front forecasts can be unreliable seven days in advance but AccuWeather is keen on low temps in the 60s for Nov. 1.

Bryan Norcross: Future Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic impacts in the Caribbean

FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross discusses Tropical Storm Melissa as it strengthens in the Caribbean. The intensifying storm set to slam Jamaica and Haiti, bringing heavy rain, high winds and rapid storm surge posing a potentially deadly scenario in the Caribbean.

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Progress report on Tropical Storm Melissa: Friday, Oct. 24 update from the National Hurricane Center

At 11 a.m. Friday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Tropical Storm Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 165 miles south-southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 275 miles southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. The system is currently stationary, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.