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Hurricane Melissa Bears Down on Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa threatens to bring catastrophic flooding, landslides to Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 early Monday as it neared Jamaica, threatening to bring catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage to homes and infrastructure.

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island's strongest recorded storm

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

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See Hurricane Melissa path, spaghetti models. Florida impacts?

Hurricane Melissa formed Saturday, Oct. 25, and is on track to rapidly intensify to major hurricane strength this weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane as it nears Jamaica

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Photos show Hurricane Melissa’s impact on the Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

The hurricane is likely to bring life-threatening flash flooding and landslides to parts of Jamaica, eastern Cuba, and southern Hispaniola, which is made up of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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Interactive maps show timeline, predicted strength of Tropical Storm Melissa over next 5 days

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Video: Tracking Melissa & possible Halloween rain

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Forecast: Melissa landfall in Jamaica will be among hardest hits in hurricane history

Unfortunately, we are about see yet another demonstration of nature at its worst, but hopefully we can manage to follow that with a demonstration of humanity at its best.

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.