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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to a record Category 5 storm

Hurricane Melissa now a Category 5 storm with 160 mph winds. Latest forecast map, track.

Hurricane Melissa, now a catastrophic Category 5 storm, is churning toward Jamaica with potentially devastating impacts expected across the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said Monday.

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Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica, making landfall as strongest storm in nation's history

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See Hurricane Melissa tracker, projected path of Category 5 storm

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Melissa no longer hurricane, speeding into north Atlantic, National Hurricane Center says

Hurricane Melissa is rapidly charging off into the north Atlantic after smashing its way through the Caribbean as a monster Category 5 hurricane, leaving a broken Jamaica and flooding Haiti, Cuba and ...

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Nearly 50 Dead After Hurricane Melissa Thrashes Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

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Four deaths from Hurricane Melissa confirmed in Jamaica as storm leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

Health facilities in the area have been devastated, he says.

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Talking the Tropics w/Mike: Melissa headed to near Bermuda

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Hurricane Melissa nears Bermuda off Florida coast. What can Jacksonville expect?

Tahoe Daily Tribune

Weather report: Weekend storm to hit Tahoe

A strong storm system is forecast to move into the Sierra this weekend, bringing rain, powerful winds and high-elevation snow. “A modest atmospheric river system will bring periods of gusty winds, rain,

Progress report on Tropical Storm Melissa: Friday, Oct. 24 update from the National Hurricane Center

At 2 p.m. Friday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Tropical Storm Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 185 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 260 miles southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. The system is moving east-southeast at 1 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.

'Extremely dangerous' storm heads toward Cuba after battering Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa, which is stronger than Hurricane Katrina, is set to bring catastrophic winds, flash flooding and high storm surges to the island of Jamaica.

Turbulence Caused by Melissa Forces NOAA to Abort Flight Into Eye of Storm

Kermit is one of two WP-3D Orion turboprop airplanes that NOAA operates, often alongside the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. Logging its first hurricane mission in 1976, Kermit is older than many of the people who fly it. On its belly are the names of over 100 hurricanes that the craft has flown into.

The Haitian Times

Three dead, 6 injured in Haiti as Tropical Storm Melissa’s severe weather batters the country

Haiti has reported three deaths and six injuries caused by landslides and flooding as Tropical Storm Melissa continues to pound several regions. Civil Protection officials report material damage across multiple departments as authorities warn of more heavy rain,

Progress report on Tropical Storm Melissa: Saturday, Oct. 25 update from the National Hurricane Center

At 5 a.m. Saturday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Tropical Storm Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 180 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 245 miles southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. The system is moving northwest at 3 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph.