Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica

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Jamaican residents making last preps, tourists rush to leave before airport closes ahead of Hurricane Melissa
People in Jamaica are being told to seek shelter as Hurricane Melissa nears. Grocery stores were packed there all weekend as residents stocked up with supplies and boarded up buildings. The message from officials was to do all your shopping and supply gathering on Saturday and to stay in and stay with family on Sunday.

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Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forecast to bring catastrophic flooding
Melissa strengthens into Category 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti
Melissa grows into a Category 3 hurricane while unleashing torrential rain in the north Caribbean
The slow-moving Melissa strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane late Saturday as it threatened catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean.

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Photos show Hurricane Melissa’s impact on the Caribbean
Powerful Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it heads for Jamaica
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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See path of Hurricane Melissa, a storm bringing 'extraordinary' threats
Hurricane Melissa Has Rapidly Intensified To Category 4. Catastrophic Threat To Jamaica, Haiti

Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

The storm's slow movement is expected to bring a deluge of rain to multiple countries in the Caribbean, and prolong its dangerous impacts over a period of several days.

Jamaica Braces as Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane Melissa Creeps Toward Island

Tropical Storm Melissa has become a hurricane and is expected to strengthen into at least Category 4 intensity, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. The rapidly intensifying storm is expected to wreak havoc across the Caribbean with catastrophic floods,
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