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Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane

Hurricane Melissa Live Updates: Category 5 Monster Has Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti In Its Path

Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm, capable of dumping catastrophic rainfall in addition to the powerful winds it's packing.

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Hurricane Melissa intensifies to Category 5 storm, threatens Jamaica with 'catastrophic' flooding

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Hurricane Melissa Threatens ‘Catastrophic’ Flooding in Jamaica and Haiti. Here’s What To Know

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See Hurricane Melissa path, spaghetti models. Florida impacts?

Forecasters say Melissa poses little to no risk for Florida and the U.S. at this time.

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Hurricane Melissa roars toward Jamaica as a Category 4 storm as island prepares for landfall

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Jamaica's residents, tourists brace for powerful hurricane

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

“If those rains were to occur, you’re talking about catastrophic flooding potential,” said Jamie Rhome, the center’s deputy director.

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Melissa a Category 4 hurricane as Jamaica braces for impact

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Jamaica braces for arrival of strengthening Hurricane Melissa

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Jamaica under hurricane warning as Melissa barely moves. Haiti could see ‘extensive’ damage

Haiti is expected to see catastrophic flash floods and landslides early next week causing “extensive infrastructural damage and potentially prolonged isolation of communities.” The southwestern peninsula of Haiti, from the border of the Dominican Republic to Port-au-Prince, was placed under a hurricane watch and a tropical-storm warning.

What’s the worst-case scenario for Jamaica as Melissa crawls through the Caribbean?

An intensifying Melissa is expected to bring destructive flooding to Jamaica, southern Haiti and the Dominican Republic before tracking toward Cuba next week.