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Category 5 storm threatens Jamaica with devastation

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm threatens Jamaica with devastation

The storm is due to make landfall early Tuesday.

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as a Category 5 storm

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'Seek shelter now,' NHC warn as Category 5 Melissa threatens Jamaica

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

Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage.

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 5, expected to make landfall in Jamaica

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Jamaica Braces as Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane Melissa Creeps Toward Island

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Hurricane Melissa Barrels Down on Jamaica as Category 5 Storm

Flash floods are projected to sweep through Jamaica on Monday and into Tuesday with parts of the island expected to receive as much as 40 inches of rain, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Jamaica braces for 'catastrophic' impacts from Hurricane Melissa: Updates

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 5 storm as it heads toward Jamaica

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.