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Hurricane Melissa, Caribbean and flash flood

Hurricane Melissa intensifies to Category 5, threatens Jamaica with 'catastrophic' flooding

Hurricane Melissa intensified to a powerful Category 5 storm early Monday as forecasters warned it would cause catastrophic flash flooding, life-threatening landslides and extremely strong winds acros...

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa turns dangerous in the Caribbean as Sarasota watches closely

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Jamaica Braces as Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane Melissa Creeps Toward Island

Tropical Storm Melissa has become a hurricane and is expected to strengthen into at least Category 4 intensity, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

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Storm Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa, at Category 5, is set to slam into Jamaica as island's strongest recorded storm

“This can become a true humanitarian crisis very quickly, and there is likely going to be the need for a lot of international support,” Porter said in a phone interview.

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Tropical Storm Melissa nears hurricane strength and dumps torrential rain on Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could soon explode into monstrous major hurricane

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South Florida groups prepare aid shipments for Caribbean as family members grapple with Hurricane Melissa impacts

"It is more than kind of distressing because you don't know when and you don't know how," said Ewan Simpson, who lives in Jamaica.

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Carnival, Royal Caribbean reroute cruises to avoid Hurricane Melissa. See the changes.

Celebrity Beyond’s Oct. 26 itinerary will visit the Western Caribbean rather than the Eastern Caribbean, according to the cruise line’s parent company, Royal Caribbean Group. The ship will visit Costa Maya in Mexico, Belize and Roatan, Honduras.

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Hurricane Melissa: Here’s how to help the Caribbean

South Florida organizations are gathering clothing, food and money to assist people affected by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean.

Monday, Oct. 27 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 5 p.m. ET

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Navy evacuates nearly 900 from Cuba as Hurricane Melissa approaches

The U.S. Navy relocated hundreds of nonessential personnel from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Florida over the weekend.

3 maps showing Hurricane Melissa’s track, timing, wind speeds, and rainfall

"Catastrophic winds in the eyewall have the potential to cause total structural failure especially in higher elevation areas tonight and early Tuesday."

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‘Jamaica is my home’: Central Alabama organization collecting donations ahead of Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall early Tuesday in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane. Central Alabama will not feel any direct impacts, but it is hitting hard for some people in the area.