US EditionHurricane Melissa forecast to become a rare Category 5 ahead of historic landfall in Jamaica, bringing flooding and mudslides
- On Sunday night, Hurricane Melissa is expected to strengthen into a Category 5 hurricane, with landfall near the southern shore of Jamaica around 9 a.m. Tuesday, close to Kingston.
- Warm Western Atlantic waters and falling wind shear fueled Melissa's rapid intensification, AccuWeather experts said, with satellite imagery showing Melissa as a tropical storm on Saturday.
- The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned that Melissa could bring 15 to 30 inches of rain to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola, with at least four fatalities reported in Haiti and the Dominican Republic as of Saturday.
- Prime Minister Andrew Holness ordered mandatory evacuations for Port Royal, Kingston, and six other areas Sunday night, while authorities urged residents to use one of 900 shelters as Montego Bay international airport closed.
- Forecasters say Melissa will move into eastern Cuba by midweek, bringing 12 to 18 inches of rain and increasing flood and mudslide risks in the northern Caribbean.
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People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed.The rumble of large machinery, whine of chainsaws and chopping of machetes echoed throughout southeast Jamaica as government workers and residents began clearing roads in a push to reach isolated communities that sustained a direct hit from one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record.Stu…
Hurricane Melissa breaks records before losing strength today
Hurricane Melissa has been a devastating storm for islands in the Caribbean, reaching category 5 strength yesterday before making landfall in Jamaica. Due to the strength that hurricane Melissa had yesterday, records were tied and even broken in some categories. Melissa is now tied with two other hurricanes for the strongest sustained winds at landfall, which is 185 mph. One hurricane that Melissa is tied with is Dorian in 2019. This was a hurri…
Jamaican authorities issued a warning regarding the history of the storm that has already left fatal victims
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