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Hurricane Melissa crosses Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm having catastrophic effect on western Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.

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Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica, making landfall as strongest storm in nation's history

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: 'Extremely dangerous' storm makes landfall in Jamaica as Category 5

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Hurricane Melissa Is Among the Most Powerful Atlantic Hurricanes on Record

Hurricane Melissa is now among the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record.

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Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica

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Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa edges toward Jamaica with 175 mph winds. What happens next?

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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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As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity

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ICYMI: Hurricane Melissa Is Set To Make Landfall In Jamaica

The Press Democrat

Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as its strongest storm since records began

Hurricane Melissa is set to pummel Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

Hurricane Melissa live updates: 'Extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm barrels across Jamaica after making landfall; at least 7 reported dead

Melissa has been blamed for at least seven deaths. At least three people were killed by the storm in Haiti over the weekend, and a fourth died in the Dominican Republic, where another person remains missing. In Jamaica, officials said at least three people died ahead of Melissa's arrival.