Hurricane Melissa to hit Jamaica
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Hurricane Melissa threatens Jamaica as residents worry for family on island
Hurricane Melissa is barreling toward Jamaica and is expected to make landfall in less than two days, potentially becoming one of the worst storms in the island's history. As the massive hurricane approaches,
Melissa wasted no time harvesting a rich reservoir of warm water in the central Caribbean south of Jamaica on Saturday to intensify at an extreme rate β from a 70 mph tropical storm Saturday morning to a 140 mph Category 4 hurricane before sunrise Sunday.
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Bryan Norcross: Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa's multiday assault on Jamaica begins today
An extremely dangerous and unnerving scenario will unfold tonight, tomorrow and Tuesday across the eastern half of Jamaica, including the capital, Kingston.
Hurricane season annually keeps millions on their toes from August to November and while the climatological peak of hurricane season is beyond us at this point, residents living along the East and Gulf coasts of the U.