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Hurricane Melissa targets Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm strikes Cuba after tearing through Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa tore a path of destruction across Jamaica on Tuesday, prompting the prime minister to declare the country a disaster area, after the storm made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane, on...

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Hurricane Melissa heads toward Cuba as a powerful storm, after hitting Jamaica with historic force

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See Hurricane Melissa tracker, path as Category 4 storm makes way across Jamaica

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Why Hurricane Melissa is a beast among many monster Atlantic storms

Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds, standing out as an extreme event amidst a growing number of powerful storms in the Atlantic.

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Hurricane Melissa live: Storm hits Cuba with 120mph winds - after Jamaica declared disaster area

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall as Jamaica's strongest-ever storm

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Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba with 120mph winds as Jamaican PM declares 'disaster area'

"It has been a very long wait for this storm and it has been a very long day for us battling through the storm," Richard Vernon tells BBC Breakfast.

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Jamaica is a ‘disaster area’ after Hurricane Melissa

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Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica. It’s tied as strongest land-falling Atlantic storm

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Hurricane Melissa path: Tracking storm's path after historic landfall in Jamaica

Melissa tore through Jamaica on Tuesday with 185 mph winds, making the storm the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall on the island. The previous record was set by Category 4 Hurricane Gilbert in 1988.

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Why Are We Seeing More Category 5 Hurricanes?

It also marks the first time in 20 years that three or more Category 5 hurricanes have developed over the Atlantic Basin in one season. The last time was in 2005, when Hurricanes Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma all reached Category 5—breaking a record.