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Tropical Storm Melissa is lurking

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to strengthen into hurricane today

Melissa will become a hurricane today.

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Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as 4 deaths reported and huge rains expected

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to explode into a Category 4 hurricane and could bring catastrophic impact to Jamaica

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Hurricane forecast: Melissa a monster in the making with Florida dodging the bullet

Melissa unfortunately looks to make up for lost time heading into the weekend, posing a serious and historic threat of major hurricane impacts on Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas — but little to no risk...

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become hurricane this weekend

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Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to become major hurricane as Jamaica under threat

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Slim chance: Tropical Storm Melissa is lurking, but November hurricanes in Florida are rare

If Melissa were to eventually turn toward Florida and land here in November, it would be historic.

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Cold front should protect Florida from Melissa, which could become Cat 4 hurricane

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Melissa is forecast to reach Category 4 hurricane strength or higher; Florida told to stay alert

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Hurricane forecasts say Melissa could be a 'slow-motion disaster'

Hurricane conditions could last for three days straight in some places, AccuWeather lead hurricane expert Alex DaSilva warned.

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‘Catastrophic’ situation in Caribbean as Melissa stalls but begins to strengthen

Melissa is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane and bring life-threatening rainfall, landslides and storm surge to Jamaica, Haiti and elsewhere.

Tropical update: Conditions ripe for Tropical Storm Melissa to rapidly intensify

Melissa is currently the only active tropical system in the Atlantic basin. As of Friday night, the storm remains nearly stationary, drifting north at just 2 mph. Maximum sustained winds are around 65 mph—just below the 75 mph threshold needed to reach Category 1 hurricane status.

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Melissa forecast to become major hurricane, bringing dangerous rains and landslides to southern Caribbean

Melissa is forecast to bring extremely heavy rainfall to portions of southern Hispaniola and Jamaica through Tuesday, with totals of 15 to 25 inches expected. Some areas, especially the Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti, could see up to 35 inches of rain.