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Hurricane Melissa crossing Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa kills 7 in Jamaica; eye passes over island

At least seven people were dead in the Caribbean on Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa, the world's strongest storm so far this year, made landfall in Jamaica, officials said. The eye of the storm was passing directly over western Jamaica as of 3 p.

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it barrels towards Cuba after Jamaica hit with flooding

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Hurricane Melissa exits Jamaica after causing extensive damage, continues to travel toward Cuba

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Hurricane Melissa likely to bring strong winds, rain across Eastern Canada

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to stay far offshore as it accelerates northward later this week, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax says the storm is still expected to play a role in dumping ...

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Jamaica braces for catastrophic winds and flooding as Hurricane Melissa approaches

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Climate Factors Make Jamaica Especially Vulnerable to Hurricane Melissa

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Hurricane Melissa expected to have indirect impact on Eastern Canada later this week

Meteorologist Bob Robichaud says that on Friday, a low-pressure system will make its way over the northeastern United States, where it will pull in moist, tropical air from Melissa.

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Hurricane Melissa takes aim at Cuba after roaring across Jamaica

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'Our hotel a disaster zone after Hurricane Melissa'

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Jamaica has a history of dealing with powerful hurricanes

The center of Hurricane Charlie skirted the southern coast of Jamaica on the night of Aug. 17, 1951, before it made landfall early the next morning as a strong Category 3 storm, bringing destructive winds to the entirety of the island, according to the NHC. The strongest winds at Kingston were measured at 110 mph.

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Hurricane Melissa’s Dangerous Double Play

Hurricane Melissa is moving slowly. It reached the coast of Jamaica this afternoon after stalling out over the Caribbean Sea for the past two days. And yet, the winds that form Melissa are shockingly fast.

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

The most powerful storm to hit the region since 1988 could inundate some areas of eastern Jamaica with up to 40 inches of rain. The arrival of its core has been delayed by stalling.

‘This Is Not the Time to Be Brave’: Hurricane Melissa Strikes Jamaica With Catastrophic Strength

Hurricane Melissa intensified to a Category 5 storm on Monday and continued to strengthen as it moved closer to Jamaica, where it was forecast to cause life-threatening flash flooding, landslides, and devastating damage to infrastructure. It arrived on the island’s southwestern coast around noon local time Tuesday.

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Sarasota County flight crew preps aid mission to Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa slams island

A County flight crew prepares to deliver relief supplies to Jamaica later this week as catastrophic Hurricane Melissa slams the island.

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Relief groups mobilizing to send critical emergency supplies to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa is about to make landfall in Jamaica. Marlon Hill, Lead Relief Mobilizer for the south Florida organization Caribbean Strong, joins Chris Jansing to share more on how they are already preparing to send critical supplies to the country in the aftermath of the storm.

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Carnival, Royal Caribbean reroute cruises to avoid Hurricane Melissa. See the changes.

Celebrity Beyond’s Oct. 26 itinerary will visit the Western Caribbean rather than the Eastern Caribbean, according to the cruise line’s parent company, Royal Caribbean Group. The ship will visit Costa Maya in Mexico, Belize and Roatan, Honduras.