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Hurricane Melissa Inches Toward Jamaica

Melissa set to make Jamaica landfall in days as major hurricane

Melissa is projected to approach Jamaica this weekend, make landfall by early next week, and be near or over eastern Cuba by the middle of next week.

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Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps toward island

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Hurricane Melissa could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history

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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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Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane in the Caribbean

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Storm Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength, Threatens Catastrophic Flooding In Northern Caribbean

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Tropical Storm Melissa Stationary in the Caribbean as 4 Deaths Reported and Huge Rains Expected

“The rainfall is a huge risk with the storm,” said Michael Brennan, director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

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Hurricane Melissa Tracker

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Hurricane Melissa is strengthening rapidly and threatens catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa Forecast To Rapidly Intensify To Category 5; Catastrophic Threat To Jamaica, Haiti

Melissa could be one of the most intense, devastating hurricanes on record in Jamaica, with widespread flooding, landslides and destructive winds. Flooding rain is also a grave concern in Hispaniola.

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Melissa strengthens into hurricane as Caribbean islands brace for impacts

Hurricane Melissa is expected to strengthen before possible landfall along the Caribbean Islands. WESH 2's award-winning First Warning Weather team is monitoring the tropical system and will continue to provide updates.

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Melissa set to be major hurricane within days, likely to skirt Jamaica as it heads west

Melissa is expected to significantly strengthen by late Friday and over the weekend, when the storm could become a hurricane as early as Saturday.