Category 5 Hurricane Melissa set to make landfall in Jamaica

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Will Hurricane Melissa impact South Florida after hitting Jamaica as Category 5 storm? See its projected path.
Melissa is expected to bring rainfall of 15 to 30 inches to portions of Jamaica and additional rainfall of 6 to 12 inches for southern Hispaniola through Wednesday, with local storm total maxima of 40 inches possible. Catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides are likely, NHC said.

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica with 185 mph winds
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica
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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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The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa set to make landfall in Jamaica
It is expected to slice diagonally across the island, entering near St. Elizabeth parish in the south and exiting around St. Ann parish in the north, before heading for Cuba.

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Best-case scenario: “The best-case scenario for Florida would be if Melissa moves over eastern Cuba or Hispaniola and then gets pulled out to sea. That would spare Florida from impacts, though it would likely bring life-threatening and possibly catastrophic flooding to parts of Hispaniola, eastern Cuba, and the Dominican Republic."
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