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Hurricane Melissa Nears Cat 5 Status

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 threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

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Hurricane Melissa forecast to become a rare Category 5 ahead of historic landfall in Jamaica, bringing flooding and mudslides

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Melissa a Category 4 hurricane as Jamaica braces for impact

Hurricane Melissa has developed into a Category 4 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday, adding that the maximum sustained winds have increased to 140 mph (220 km/h).

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Jamaica braces for Category 4 Hurricane Melissa’s rain, possibly record winds

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens into a Category 4, threatening catastrophic flooding

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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?

Santa Rosa Press Democrat · 1d

Hurricane Melissa is strengthening rapidly, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean

Sunday, Oct. 26 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 4 Hurricane Melissa

Article last updated: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, 11 p.m. ET

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Melissa grows into Category 3 hurricane while unleashing torrential rain in the north Caribbean

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