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Hurricane Melissa nears landfall in Jamaica

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Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa closes on Jamaica with 180 mph winds. What happens next?

Hurricane Melissa is approaching Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds.

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Slow-moving Cat. 5 Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica landfall

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa’s devastating eyewall is now coming ashore in Jamaica

Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification, strengthening to a rare Category 5 with sustained winds of 180 mph cementing its status as the strongest storm on the planet this year.

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The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa set to make landfall in Jamaica

It is expected to slice diagonally across the island, entering near St. Elizabeth parish in the south and exiting around St. Ann parish in the north, before heading for Cuba.

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Hurricane Melissa is now a rare Category 5 storm as it closes in on a historic, catastrophic landfall in Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm set to bring devastation to Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa is set to bring catastrophic winds, flooding and storm surge to Jamaica, forecasters have warned.

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

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm early Monday, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to bring catastrophic flooding to the northern Caribbean.

Hurricane Melissa is now the strongest storm on the planet this year | LIVE LOOK

With sustained winds of 175 mph, Melissa is now one of the strongest hurricanes, based on top wind speeds, on record in the Atlantic basin.

Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

The storm's slow movement is expected to bring a deluge of rain to multiple countries in the Caribbean, and prolong its dangerous impacts over a period of several days.