Florida, Hurricane Melissa
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High winds blowing through South Florida all weekend are expected to diminish starting Sunday night, with hotter weather returning early Monday, National Weather Service forecasters say.
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.