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Jamaica, National Hurricane Center and Melissa

Hurricane Melissa could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history

The NHC warned of “life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides” through the weekend in Jamaica and southern Hispaniola, the island that comprises Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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Melissa strengthens into hurricane, cutting slow path to Jamaica

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Melissa Reaches Hurricane Strength as Jamaica Braces for Impact

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Tropical Storm Melissa: Follow the storm, possible impacts in Brevard

Forecasters are monitoring Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to become a “major” hurricane by the end of the weekend.

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Landslide Kills 3 in Haiti, and More Rain From Melissa Is on the Way

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Storm Melissa Threatens Jamaica, on Track to Reach Category 4

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Interactive maps show timeline, predicted strength of Tropical Storm Melissa over next 5 days

"We will be very fortunate if Melissa does not cause a humanitarian disaster in the northern Caribbean next week," said Dr. Ryan Truchelut, chief meteorologist at WeatherTiger, who works with the USA...

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Will Tropical Storm Melissa become a Cat 5 hurricane? Here's the timeline

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Cold front should protect Florida from Melissa, which could become Cat 4 hurricane

The Royal Gazette

Alarm raised in Jamaica as TS Melissa looms

Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to turn into a powerful Category 4 hurricane off the coast of Jamaica, bringing “torrential rainfall and destructive winds for up to 72 hours or longer”. Conditions

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Jamaica braces for possible ‘catastrophic’ flooding as Melissa lingers over Caribbean

The storm sits 160 miles from Kingston, Jamaica and 325 miles from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti as of Saturday morning.

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Jamaica cat bond marked down, NHC forecasts major hurricane Melissa landfall

Jamaica's $150 million IBRD CAR Jamaica 2024 parametric World Bank catastrophe bond has been marked down on secondary pricing sheets and this morning the

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Bryan Norcross: Relentless impacts in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic forecast from Melissa

It's increasingly likely that Jamaica will experience long-duration impacts from likely Hurricane Melissa like no storm they've encountered in modern times.