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Hurricane Melissa remains a Category 4

Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti

Hurricane Melissa was sustaining Category 4 strength late Sunday and may get stronger while threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica.

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Hurricane Melissa may hit Category 5, inundate northern Caribbean

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Powerful Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it heads for Jamaica

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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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See Hurricane Melissa path, spaghetti models. Florida impacts?

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

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Melissa a Category 4 hurricane as Jamaica braces for impact

Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are probable across portions of southern Hispaniola and Jamaica, the NHC said.

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Melissa Grows Into Category 3 Hurricane While Unleashing Torrential Rain in the North Caribbean

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

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.

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Potential Monster In Making: Now A Hurricane, Melissa Is Heading North, Rapidly Intensifying

Hurricane Melissa has officially reached hurricane status, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph as of Saturday, Oct. 25, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is expected to undergo rapid intensification,

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Tropical Storm Melissa: Follow the storm, possible impacts in Port St. Lucie, Stuart, Vero

Here's a look at where Tropical Storm Melissa is, where it's headed and the impacts it could have on the Treasure Coast.