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Melissa, Jamaica and Caribbean

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 so...

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Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane in the Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens into a Category 1 storm in the Caribbean. Maps show its forecast path.

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National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, tropical wave. What can Florida expect?

AccuWeather is predicting Melissa could become one of the strongest storms of the season.

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

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

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

Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected for Jamaica and Haiti, and possible for the Dominican Republic.

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Tropical Storm Melissa Stationary in the Caribbean as 4 Deaths Reported and Huge Rains Expected

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

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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.

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.

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Melissa’s Slow Crawl Threatens Prolonged Caribbean Flood Disaster

Can the pace of a storm be its most dangerous weapon? Tropical Storm Melissa is showing why the answer can be yes. Drifting north-northwest at only 2 mph, slower than the pace of a casual walk, Melissa lingers over the Caribbean,