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Hurricane Melissa to hit Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm strengthens to Category 4 as it barrels toward Cuba

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: 'Extremely dangerous' storm heads toward Cuba after battering Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa heads toward Cuba after historically powerful Jamaica landfall

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Jamaica, NHC Says

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a category five hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory.

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean

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

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Hurricane Melissa Is Set to Hit Jamaica as Its Strongest Storm Since Records Began

“There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said.

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Hurricane Melissa Begins Lashing Jamaica as 'Catastrophic' Category 5 Storm

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ICYMI: Hurricane Melissa Is Set To Make Landfall In Jamaica

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

No deaths have been reported since Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica but winds, floods and landslides have caused extensive damage across multiple parishes

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In the last 25 years, a total of 10 major hurricanes have lashed the island. “Cuba is right in the center of things,” a weather historian said.

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Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as Category 5 hurricane

The National Hurricane Center warned Jamaican residents to take immediate cover as the eye of the "extremely dangerous" Hurricane Melissa began to make landfall on the southwest coast of the island Tuesday morning.

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Tuesday, Oct. 28: National Hurricane Center's update on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

According to the National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m. Tuesday advisory, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 115 miles west-southwest of Kingston Jamaica and 290 miles southwest of Guantanamo Cuba. With maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, the hurricane is moving to the north-northeast at 5 mph.

Latest update from the National Hurricane Center on Category 4 Hurricane Melissa for Wednesday, Oct. 29

Rainfall. Melissa is expected to bring an additional 4 to 8 inches across Jamaica, where storm total amounts will be between 12 to 24 inches. Isolated areas near 30 inches will be possible over mountainous terrain. Ongoing catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides will continue through Tuesday night.