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Hurricane Melissa upgraded to Category 4

Melissa strengthens into Category 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean,

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Jamaica could face days of hurricane conditions as Melissa set to rapidly intensify in the Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 storm as it nears Jamaica. See path.

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Melissa grows into a Category 3 hurricane while unleashing torrential rain in the north Caribbean

The slow-moving Melissa strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane late Saturday as it threatened catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean.

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Jamaica braces for Category 4 Hurricane Melissa’s rain, possibly record winds

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Melissa a Category 4 hurricane as Jamaica braces for impact

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 as it approaches Jamaica

Areas of Jamaica could “already be experiencing tropical storm force winds & heavy rains,” with conditions expected to “get much worse there through Monday and Tuesday,” the NHC said.

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See path of Hurricane Melissa, a storm bringing 'extraordinary' threats

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to explode into a Category 4 hurricane and could bring catastrophic impact to Jamaica

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Trump ‘retired’ a database tracking the most expensive weather disasters. Now it’s back — and finding over $100B in losses

The Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database, which the Trump administration ”retired” in May, has relaunched outside of the government — and found the most expensive half-year on record.

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Melissa grows into Category 3 hurricane while unleashing torrential rain in the north Caribbean

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