Melissa strengthens into Category 4 hurricane

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Powerful storm poses 'catastrophic' threat to Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it churned northwest through the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, taking a direct aim at Jamaica, according to the latest advisory from the National H...

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Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forecast to bring catastrophic flooding
Hurricane Melissa forecast to strengthen into Category 5 storm. See path.
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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Hurricane Melissa threatens life-threatening flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba
Storm Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength, Threatens Catastrophic Flooding In Northern Caribbean
Melissa Strengthens Into A Category 4 Hurricane, Threatening Catastrophic Flooding In Jamaica, Haiti
Melissa was expected to drop torrential rains of up to 30 inches (760 millimeters) on Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — Haiti and the Dominican Republic — according to the hurricane center.

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Photos show Hurricane Melissa's impact on the Caribbean
Melissa Grows Into Category 3 Hurricane While Unleashing Torrential Rain in the North Caribbean
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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.

Hurricane Melissa slams the Caribbean. See the floods and impact on residents in photos

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane and could soon rapidly intensify into a monstrous Category 4 or 5 storm.

Strong onshore winds bringing rainy Saturday to South Florida as Hurricane Melissa strengthens in Caribbean

The NEXT Weather Team is tracking Hurricane Melissa as it spins through the Caribbean this weekend. 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.
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