Jamaica could face days of hurricane conditions

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Jamaica could face days of hurricane conditions as Melissa set to rapidly intensify in the Caribbean
Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean are staring down what could become a catastrophic, days-long assault of extreme rainfall and damaging winds with a strengthening Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become a major hurricane over some of the hottest ocean water on the planet.

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What’s the worst-case scenario for Jamaica as Melissa crawls through the Caribbean?
Melissa set to be major hurricane within days, likely to skirt Jamaica as it heads west
Tropical Storm Melissa Lumbers Through the Caribbean, Killing an Elderly Man in Haiti
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — an island shared by t...

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Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain
Jamaica could face days of hurricane conditions as Melissa rapidly intensifies in the Caribbean
Tropical Storm Melissa puts Caribbean's most flood-vulnerable places at risk
Disastrous flooding and mudslides are an increasing threat for Haiti, as well as across the southern Dominican Republic.

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Tropical storm winds through Caribbean
Jamaica could face days of hurricane conditions as Melissa rapidly intensifies over record-hot Caribbean waters

Jamaica has weathered many hurricanes but not the most powerful ones

Jamaica's central location in the Caribbean, the island has never recorded a direct landfall from a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, according to records from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) dating back to 1850.

Tropical wave expected to move into Caribbean Sea, rain forecast for Heroes’ Day

The US-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring a tropical wave moving over the Windward Islands, according to its 8:00 am bulletin on Sunday. Heavy rainfall and gusty winds are anticipated as it moves across the region,
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