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Hurricane Melissa Strengthens to Category 5

Hurricane Melissa now a Category 5 storm with 160 mph winds. Latest forecast map, track.

Hurricane Melissa, now a catastrophic Category 5 storm, is churning toward Jamaica with potentially devastating impacts expected across the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said Monday.

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Melissa Strengthens To A Category 5 Hurricane As It Nears Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain and a life-threatening storm surge.

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Forecasters said "catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides" are likely.

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Jamaica braces for arrival of strengthening Hurricane Melissa

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Hurricane Melissa Intensifies To Category 5

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Jamaica braces for impact as Hurricane Melissa takes aim as a Category 5 storm

Hurricane Melissa is a Category 5 storm as it barrels through the Caribbean and takes aim at Jamaica. The island nation has been preparing for days as it braces for impact. CBS News' Jason Allen reports.

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.