Hurricane Forecasters Warn Melissa Could Be ‘Potentially Catastrophic’ for Jamaica

Authorities across the Caribbean opened shelters and evacuated residents from low-lying areas. An ‘unprecedented’ amount of ...
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Major Hurricane Melissa Will Drop Catastrophic Amounts of Rain on Jamaica

Melissa is a relatively slow-moving Category 4 major hurricane—a brutal combination that will drench some parts of Jamaica with up to 40 inches of rain ...

Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4, could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history

There is nowhere that will escape the wrath of this storm,” said Evan Thompson of Jamaica’s Meteorological Service. Melissa ...

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 ...

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

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica Saturday as Storm Melissa reached hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean. A ...