Melissa strengthens into Category 4 hurricane
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Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the Caribbean. At the same time, "life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides" are expected over portions of Southern Hispaniola and Jamaica through the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Tropical Storm Melissa strengthened into a hurricane on Saturday, October 25, with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasting “rapid intensification.” The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) released this imagery on X with a caption reading: “Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane just south of Jamaica and Hispaniola.
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