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Hurricane Melissa to hit Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as a Category 5 storm on its way to Cuba.

Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 5 storm as it draws closer to Jamaica, where forecasters say it will unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage.

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm threatens Jamaica with devastation

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Hurricane Melissa latest track update: Category 5 storm will soon hit Jamaica, Cuba

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Hurricane Melissa to batter Jamaica as the island's strongest storm on record in almost 2 centuries

Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

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Jamaica warns of mass destruction as Hurricane Melissa looms

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as possibly the island's strongest recorded storm

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Three dead in Jamaica as country braces for world's strongest storm

The Jamaican government has done everything it can to prepare for a storm "the likes of which we have never seen", the country's Information Minister, Dana Morris Dixon, told Shaun Ley on BBC's Newsh...

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Hurricane Melissa barrels toward Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa now major Category 3 storm, forecast to reach Category 5. Florida update

Hurricane Melissa is expected to continue strengthening and become a Category 5 hurricane, according to the NHC, Saturday, Oct. 25.

Naples Daily News on MSN

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

On Saturday, Oct. 25, Melissa was predicted to be at 16.6N 75.4W. Maximum sustained winds were predicted to reach 65 mph. To be classified as a hurricane, maximum sustained winds need to reach 74 mph.

Why Hurricane Melissa's intensity and slow-moving speed are a recipe for disaster

A powerful hurricane is barreling toward Jamaica with anticipation that it will be the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean island in modern history. Hurricane Melissa began rapidly intensifying over the weekend.

Hurricane Melissa to hit Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa now major Category 3 storm, forecast to reach Category 5. Florida update

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

Why Hurricane Melissa's intensity and slow-moving speed are a recipe for disaster

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