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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 storm

Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forecast to bring catastrophic flooding

Hurricane Melissa maintained its powerful Category 4 strength on Sunday as it drifted slowly toward Jamaica, forecast to bring “catastrophic” flash flooding and landslides to the Caribbean nation.

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

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Hurricane Melissa forecast to strengthen into Category 5 storm. See path.

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Strengthening hurricane threatens Caribbean with catastrophic floods

Melissa is now a Category 3 hurricane and is expected to rapidly intensify over the next 24 hours, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba.

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Hurricane Forecasters Warn Melissa Could Be ‘Potentially Catastrophic’ for Jamaica

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Melissa 'Could Be The Strongest Direct Landfall' In Jamaica Since Records Have Been Kept, Says The NHC

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 as it approaches Jamaica

Areas of Jamaica could “already be experiencing tropical storm force winds & heavy rains,” with conditions expected to “get much worse there through Monday and Tuesday,” the NHC said.

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Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps toward island

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See Hurricane Melissa path, spaghetti models. Florida impacts?

Monster Tropical Storm Melissa could become Cat 5 hurricane, possible Sarasota impacts?

Here's a look at where Tropical Storm Melissa is, where it's headed and the impacts it could have in Sarasota.

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Melissa, future coastal storm to team up along US East Coast next week

When Melissa departs the Caribbean later next week, it may contribute to stormy conditions along much of the United States East Coast with a new round of rough surf and beach erosion in some areas.