Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa

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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 forecast to become a rare Category 5 tonight, seek shelter now in Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa Could Be One of the Strongest Storms to Strike Jamaica
Jamaicans braced for floods and damaging winds as Hurricane Melissa set to make landfall
Storm Melissa exploded in strength overnight, barrelling toward an expected landfall Tuesday on Jamaica as a major hurricane and threatening deadly floods in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba.

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Hurricane Forecasters Warn Melissa Could Be ‘Potentially Catastrophic’ for Jamaica
Melissa 'Could Be The Strongest Direct Landfall' In Jamaica Since Records Have Been Kept, Says The NHC
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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Melissa Strengthens Into A Category 4 Hurricane, Threatening Catastrophic Flooding In Jamaica, Haiti
Hurricane Melissa Maps Tracker: Forecasts, Spaghetti Models, Impacts And More

Massachusetts woman worries for family in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa could bring mud slides, flooding

A woman in Massachusetts is worried for her family in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa​ could bring catastrophic flooding to the island.

Major hurricane Melissa projected to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, en route to Cuba

Jamaica faces damaging winds and heavy rainfall Sunday and Monday that could trigger catastrophic and life-threatening flash floods and landslides.

Melissa Grows Into Category 3 Hurricane While Unleashing Torrential Rain in the North Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica

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.
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