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Jamaica, Melissa and national hurricane center

Hurricane Melissa path latest: Category 5 storm tracking towards Jamaica as island authorities order an evacuation

“Many of these communities will not survive this flooding,” local government minister Desmond McKenzie said at a press conference Monday.

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Satellite images show Jamaica before and after Hurricane Melissa

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See Hurricane Melissa tracker, path as Category 4 storm makes way across Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction in Jamaica’s Black River

Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction in Jamaica’s Black River CNN’s Derek Van Dam reports from Jamaica’s Black River region, where Hurricane Melissa has damaged homes and infrastructure, leav...

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Death toll climbs to 50 in the Caribbean as remnants of Hurricane Melissa weaken

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Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction

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Should we expect more monster storms like Hurricane Melissa as the planet warms?

The researchers also estimate that current climate change likely increased Melissa’s peak wind speeds by around 19 kph.

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How to Help People Affected by Hurricane Melissa

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Melissa leaves 50 dead, toll expected to rise in Jamaica, Haiti

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Hurricane Melissa live tracker as 175 mph winds to batter Jamaica in 'storm of the century'

The eye of Melissa is currently around 89 miles southwest of Kingston, Jamaica, according to Zoom Earth trackers. The exact path of Melissa remains difficult for forecasters to predict as the storm is moving along at around 7 kmh (4mph), which is walking pace.

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Maps show Hurricane Melissa's forecast path

Melissa strengthened into a major hurricane and is expected to bring "catastrophic" flash flooding and landslides to Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forecast to bring catastrophic flooding

Jamaican officials warned Sunday that some communities may not survive “catastrophic” flash floods as Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 4 storm, inched slowly toward the island. Melissa was packing maximum sustained winds of 145 mph and moving west at 5 mph,

Despair spreads across historic seaport in Jamaica that Hurricane Melissa demolished

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwest Jamaica this week near the coastal town of Black River, which the government has described as “ground zero.”