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Melissa, Caribbean and National Hurricane Center

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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Major Hurricane Melissa unleashing torrents on Caribbean, forecast to become Cat 5

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens into a powerful Category 3 storm in the Caribbean. Maps show its forecast path.

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Jamaica under hurricane warning as Melissa grows into major storm

Hurricane Melissa has likely begun rapid intensification in the Caribbean and is now forecast to be a Category 5 storm on Monday.

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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?

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Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensifying, could become Category 5 storm

“Life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected in portions of southern Hispaniola and Jamaica into early next week,” the National Hurricane Center said in its advisory.

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could reach Category 5, heads toward Jamaica. Florida update

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Landslide Kills 3 in Haiti, and More Rain From Melissa Is on the Way

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.

Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean

US forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica on Saturday, meaning winds of at least 74 mph were expect in the area within 36 hours.