Melissa strengthens into Category 4 hurricane

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Hurricane Melissa forecast to become a rare Category 5 tonight, seek shelter now in Jamaica
Melissa rapidly intensified going into Sunday morning and is now a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds. The US National Hurricane Center expects it to strengthen into a rare Category 5 hurricane on Sunday night or early Monday.

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Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forecast to bring catastrophic flooding
Hurricane Melissa strengthens — Category 5 impact expected in Jamaica Monday
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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Storm Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength, Threatens Catastrophic Flooding In Northern Caribbean
Tropical Storm Melissa: Follow the storm, possible impacts in Sarasota
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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Melissa Grows Into Category 3 Hurricane While Unleashing Torrential Rain in the North Caribbean
Interactive maps show timeline, predicted strength of Tropical Storm Melissa over next 5 days

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.

Melissa Grows Into A Category 3 Hurricane While Unleashing Torrential Rain In The North Caribbean

The erratic and slow-moving storm has killed at least three people in Haiti and a fourth person in the Dominican Republic, where another person remains missing.
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