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Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba

Cooler temperatures in Jacksonville as Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica and Cuba. See path

After roaring ashore and pounding Jamaica Tuesday, Oct. 28, as a historically catastrophic Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, a weakened but still powerful Hurricane Melissa...

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See damage left after Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica, Cuba

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Live updates: Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba after pummeling Jamaica

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See how Hurricane Melissa, among strongest on record, compares with historic storms

As Hurricane Melissa slams into the southern coast of Jamaica, the catastrophic Category 5 storm is expected to spawn intense storm surges and mudslides in the country's steep, mountainous terrain.

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Haiti, Jamaica, and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction

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Hurricane Melissa Leaves 25 Dead in Haiti, Causes Widespread Damage in Jamaica and Cuba

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Historic, life-threatening flash flooding and landslides are expected in portions of Jamaica, southern Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the weekend, the NHC said.

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First deaths from Hurricane Melissa confirmed in Jamaica as storm leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa weakens as it churns across Cuba as a Category 2 storm

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Hurricane Melissa heads toward Cuba as a powerful storm, after hitting Jamaica with historic force. See how it unfolded.

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.

Tuesday, Oct. 28: National Hurricane Center's update on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

According to the National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m. Tuesday advisory, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 115 miles west-southwest of Kingston Jamaica and 290 miles southwest of Guantanamo Cuba. With maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, the hurricane is moving to the north-northeast at 5 mph.