Hurricane, Jamaica and Melissa

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Hurricane Melissa forecast to become a rare Category 5 tonight, seek shelter now in Jamaica
Melissa rapidly intensified going into Sunday morning and is now a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds. The US National Hurricane Center expects it to strengthen into a rare Category 5 hurricane on Sunday night or early Monday.

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Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forecast to bring catastrophic flooding
Hurricane Melissa Could Be One of the Strongest Storms to Strike Jamaica
Jamaica Braces as Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane Melissa Creeps Toward Island
Tropical Storm Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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Storm Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength, Threatens Catastrophic Flooding In Northern Caribbean
Interactive maps show timeline, predicted strength of Tropical Storm Melissa over next 5 days
Melissa Strengthens Into A Category 4 Hurricane, Threatening Catastrophic Flooding In Jamaica, Haiti
Melissa was expected to drop torrential rains of up to 30 inches (760 millimeters) on Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — Haiti and the Dominican Republic — according to the hurricane center.

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Tropical Storm Melissa Stationary in the Caribbean as 4 Deaths Reported and Huge Rains Expected
Melissa becomes Category 3 major hurricane, forecast to reach Category 5 near Jamaica

Major hurricane Melissa projected to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, en route to Cuba

Jamaica faces damaging winds and heavy rainfall Sunday and Monday that could trigger catastrophic and life-threatening flash floods and landslides.

Hurricane Tracking Update: Tropical Storm Patty May Soon Form in Caribbean

The weather system has a 50 percent chance of reaching tropical cyclone strength in the coming week, increasing from 40 percent.
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