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Melissa intensifies into major hurricane heading Caribbean islands

Hurricane Melissa became a major hurricane late Saturday with catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.

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Melissa strengthens to Category 3 hurricane, threatens catastrophic flooding in Caribbean

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Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane in the Caribbean

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Melissa continues slow crawl across central Caribbean, expected to become major hurricane

Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane by late this weekend or early next week, leaving Jamaica and Cuba on alert.

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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 is trudging through Caribbean but expected to intensify

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Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the 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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Jamaica under hurricane warning as Melissa grows into major storm

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and northern Caribbean

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

Melissa is expected to strengthen from a tropical storm into a major hurricane and bring "catastrophic" flash flooding and landslides to Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic

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Melissa to bring catastrophic impacts to the western Caribbean: Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba at risk

Melissa has already turned deadly across Haiti and the Dominican Republic, but AccuWeather meteorologists warn that the worst may be yet to come with the storm on track to intensify.

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Hurricane Melissa forms, likely to cause ‘catastrophic’ situation in Caribbean

Melissa is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane and bring life-threatening rainfall, landslides and storm surge to Jamaica, Haiti and elsewhere.

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Strong onshore winds bringing rainy Saturday to South Florida as Hurricane Melissa strengthens in Caribbean

Melissa intensified Saturday afternoon into a Category 1 hurricane. It will continue to strengthen before making landfall as a Major Category 4 hurricane in Jamaica on Tuesday. The storm will drop two to three feet of rain on the island, creating catastrophic and life-threatening flash flooding and landslides.