Melissa strengthens into Category 4 hurricane
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Though the risk to Florida is low, parts of the Caribbean are in peril. Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to power up to a major hurricane. Though its chances of affecting Florida are low, it can't be ruled out.
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Why did it rain so much in Brevard, Lake counties? High pressure and Hurricane Melissa
Several inches of rain fell in parts of Brevard County and Lake County in Florida, causing major flooding along streets, roadways, and in some neighborhoods.
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Florida braces for life-threatening weather mayhem as Melissa strengthens to Category 3 hurricane
Melissa is now a Category 3 hurricane and is forecast to continue intensifying into a rare Category 5 as experts warn the slow-moving storm will bring catastrophic conditions
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Will Tropical Storm Melissa hit Florida?
Melissa is expected to bring life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola through the weekend.
Naples Daily News on MSN
Will Tropical Storm Melissa become strongest hurricane of season? What Florida can expect
Melissa is expected to bring "life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides" to Hispaniola and Jamaica through the 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. The storm will drop two to three feet of rain on the island, creating catastrophic and life-threatening flash flooding and landslides.
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Florida braces as Tropical Storm Melissa kills 4 and experts issue chilling disaster warning
Tropical Storm Melissa could reach Category 5 as it rapidly intensifies, with forecasters warning of a potential 'humanitarian disaster' while impacts will be felt as far as Florida next week