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Jamaica, Tropical Storm Melissa and Category 4

Melissa's threat to Jamaica grows as monster hurricane hits Category 4

Experts believe conditions remain optimal for intensification, with moderate wind shear and extraordinarily warm sea-surface temperatures fuelling the system.

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Melissa strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

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Hurricane Melissa upgraded to Category 4, expected to strengthen on Jamaica approach

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Jamaica Braces as Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane Melissa Creeps Toward Island

Tropical Storm Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane in the Caribbean

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Melissa Grows Into A Category 3 Hurricane While Unleashing Torrential Rain In The North Caribbean

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What Happens When a Hurricane Like Melissa Doesn’t Move

It’s expected to drift west slowly in the coming days, likely intensifying into a hurricane on Saturday and continuing to unleash destructive winds and torrential rain over Haiti and also the Dominica...

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Hurricane Melissa Tracker

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Hurricane Melissa is strengthening rapidly, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean

Hurricane warning issued for Jamaica

U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica on Saturday as Tropical Storm Melissa reached hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean.

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Storm Melissa becomes a hurricane, could devastate Caribbean countries

The slow-moving storm was expected to drop torrential rain, up to 25 inches, on Jamaica. A similar forecast was issued for the southern regions of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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Melissa to be major hurricane, set to skirt Jamaica heading west

Melissa is expected to significantly strengthen by late Friday and over the weekend, when the storm could become a hurricane as early as Saturday.

Tropical Storm Melissa Lumbers Through the Caribbean as Islands Take Cover From Rain

Tropical Storm Melissa is lumbering through the Caribbean Sea and bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola

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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,