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Tropical Storm Melissa, National Hurricane Center

Tropical Storm Melissa set to become a major hurricane. See path.

Melissa, with maximum winds of 70 mph and stronger gusts, should attain hurricane status later Oct. 25 and become a major hurricane by Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday morning. A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when its winds reach 74 mph.

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Tropical storm Melissa drops torrential rain on Caribbean as it nears hurricane strength

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Tropical Storm Melissa, forecast to become major hurricane, barrels toward Jamaica and Cuba

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‘Catastrophic’ flooding possible as major hurricane threat grows

Melissa is expected to rapidly intensify over the weekend to category 4 and could bring devastating rains to Jamaica early next week.

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Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as forecasters warn it will quickly intensify

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become a hurricane this weekend

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Tropical Storm Melissa near hurricane strength, could become Cat 5 storm. Florida forecast

Residents in eastern Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands should monitor Melissa closely, the hurricane center warns.

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Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean, killing an elderly man in Haiti

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Tropical Storm Melissa parks in the Caribbean, dumping deadly rain on islands

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Melissa A Catastrophic Flood Danger To Haiti; Nearing Hurricane Strength Ahead Of Rapid Intensification

By early next week, we might be talking about a Category 5 hurricane, but widespread flooding is going to be the most impactful threat from Melissa. Here's how bad it could get in Haiti and Jamaica.

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Tropical Storm Melissa Update as ‘Catastrophic’ Conditions to Hit in Hours

The storm is expected to hit Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, as well as Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos.

‘Catastrophic’ situation in Caribbean as Melissa stalls but begins to strengthen

Melissa is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane and bring life-threatening rainfall, landslides and storm surge to Jamaica, Haiti and elsewhere.

These maps track Melissa, soon to become a major hurricane and possible late-season record-breaker

The hot ocean temperatures and dry air are primed for a potentially explosive hurricane to erupt, with some severe weather impacts possible for Florida.

Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to bring days of rain to Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica. Maps show its path.

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to bring days of heavy rain to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica and may trigger life-threatening flash flooding, the National Hurricane Center says.

Tropical threat, located near Caribbean, has high odds of developing

A tropical wave, located very near the islands in the southeastern Caribbean on Sunday, could develop by midweek — potentially into a tropical storm, experts said.