Hurricane Melissa Nears Cat 5 Status

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Hurricane Melissa forecast to become a rare Category 5 ahead of historic landfall in Jamaica, bringing flooding and mudslides
Melissa rapidly intensified going into Sunday morning and is now a Category 4 hurricane with 145 mph winds. The US National Hurricane Center expects it to strengthen into a rare Category 5 hurricane on Monday,

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Hurricane Melissa Roars Toward Jamaica as a Category 4 Storm as Island Prepares for Landfall
Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forecast to bring catastrophic flooding
Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba
Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 4 hurricane, and could develop further to become a Category 5 as it approaches Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Melissa a Category 4 hurricane as Jamaica braces for impact
Jamaica braces for Category 4 Hurricane Melissa’s rain, possibly record winds
Jamaica braces for arrival of strengthening Hurricane Melissa
The hurricane was expected to drop torrential rains of up to 76 centimetres on Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — Haiti and the Dominican Republic — according to the hurricane centre.

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Hurricane Melissa monster Category 4, catastrophic threat for Jamaica, Haiti. Florida impact?
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Hurricane Melissa is strengthening rapidly, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean

Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti

Hurricane Melissa was sustaining Category 4 strength late Sunday and may get stronger while threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica. Melissa is expected to move near or over Jamaica early Tuesday then cross Cuba into the southeastern Bahamas through Wednesday,

‘Catastrophic’ situation in Caribbean as Melissa stalls but begins to strengthen

Melissa is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane and bring life-threatening rainfall, landslides and storm surge to Jamaica, Haiti and elsewhere.

Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to bring days of rain to Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica. Maps show its path.

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to bring days of heavy rain to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica and may trigger life-threatening flash flooding, the National Hurricane Center says.
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