4 h. ago Watch live: Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as catastrophic flooding expected

Watch live as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with catastrophic flooding expected.

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6 h. ago Hurricane Melissa strengthens into category 4 as it approaches Jamaica

Storm could intensify further, threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a powerful category 4 hurricane on Sunday, threatening days of catastrophic winds and rain in the northern Caribbean, with some residents in vulnerable areas of Jamaica refusing to evacuate.Jamaican officials urged those in low-lying and flood-prone areas to seek refuge in the more than 650 shelters activated on the island as Melissa rapidly climbs up the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale with the possibility of intensifying to a category 5 storm on Sunday night. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Melissa strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane, threating catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica

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40 h. ago Tropical Storm Melissa poised to become a hurricane and drop torrential rain on Caribbean

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to strengthen into a hurricane, threatening the northern Caribbean with massive rainfall and life-threatening flooding

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52 h. ago Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to become major hurricane as Jamaica under threat

Topical Storm Melissa has been called a ‘slow-moving disaster’ amid warnings of catastrophic flash flooding in Haiti

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58 h. ago Tropical Storm Melissa kills three amid warnings of ‘catastrophic’ flooding

Melissa is set to become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend

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3 d. ago Tropical Storm Melissa expected to strengthen into a ‘catastrophic’ hurricane

The National Hurricane Center called the forecast extremely uncertain with significant changes possible

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4 d. ago Tropical Storm Melissa expected to strengthen into a hurricane as forecasters warn of ‘catastrophic impacts’

The National Hurricane Center called the forecast extremely uncertain with significant changes possible

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2 w. ago Hurricane Priscilla strengthens to Category 2 storm, threatens Baja California peninsula

The hurricane has brought heavy rain and strong winds to western Mexico

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3 w. ago Met Office reveals how massive Hurricane Humberto will impact Scotland as large storm sweeps across Atlantic

THE Met Office has warned Scots that Hurricane Humberto is set to bring wet and windy weather in the coming days as it sweeps across the Atlantic. The massive storm is currently located south of Bermuda and has been strengthening since it exploded into a Category 5 hurricane on Saturday when winds reached 160mph. And...

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