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Hurricane Melissa targets Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa charges toward Cuba after pummeling Jamaica with historic power

Residents continued to evacuate from their homes in Cuba as Hurricane Melissa battered its way through the Caribbean and was expected to arrive on the island’s shores.

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

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 hurricane makes landfall in Jamaica

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

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

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The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with record strength

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Jamaica braces for catastrophic winds and flooding as Hurricane Melissa approaches

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

“This can become a true humanitarian crisis very quickly, and there is likely going to be the need for a lot of international support,” Porter said in a phone interview.

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Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane as Jamaica braces for catastrophic flooding

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Hurricane Melissa takes aim at Cuba after roaring across Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record

Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a fearsome Category 5 storm. Forecasters said it could be the island's "storm of the century."

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Why Are We Seeing More Category 5 Hurricanes?

It also marks the first time in 20 years that three or more Category 5 hurricanes have developed over the Atlantic Basin in one season. The last time was in 2005, when Hurricanes Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma all reached Category 5—breaking a record.