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Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification, strengthening to a rare Category 5 with winds of 175 mph and stronger gusts, making it the strongest storm on the planet this year. Follow for live updates.
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Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Makes Devastating Landfall In Jamaica
We're just hours away from a historic landfall, as Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica at Category 5 intensity. Below, you can find all of the latest news and expert analysis on this storm; please be sure to refresh this page frequently for the latest updates.
Jamaica's Hurricane Melissa Live Tracker, Storm Melissa Current Location and Status, Landfall Time LIVE News Updates: Hurricane Melissa is expected to cause catastrophic and life-threatening flash flooding and numerous landslides in Jamaica,
There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said ahead of the storm's landfall.
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Live tracker: Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica, threatens to be strongest recorded storm
Blamed for six deaths in the northern Caribbean as it headed toward the island, Melissa was on track to make landfall Tuesday in Jamaica before coming ashore in Cuba later in the day and then heading toward the Bahamas. It was not expected to affect the United States.