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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm weakens to Category 3 as it heads toward Cuba

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.

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The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with record strength

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: 'Extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm barrels across Jamaica after making landfall; at least 7 reported dead

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall as Category 5 storm: Will it impact the US?

Hurricane Melissa has become one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, reaching the rare strength of Category 5 on Monday.

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Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with 185 mph winds. Florida impact?

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Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica's strongest-ever storm, weakens to Category 4

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Watch Live: Hurricane Melissa slams into Jamaica with 185-mph winds

The hurricane is set to hit Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago, according to the Associated Press.

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Hurricane Melissa UPDATES: Jamaica blasted by 185mph storm as families trapped

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean

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Why Are We Seeing More Category 5 Hurricanes?

It also marks the first time in 20 years that three or more Category 5 hurricanes have developed over the Atlantic Basin in one season. The last time was in 2005, when Hurricanes Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma all reached Category 5—breaking a record.

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Video From A Plane Inside Hurricane Melissa Confirms You Don't Want To Be There

Footage from a U.S. Air Force weather reconnaissance flight that passed through Hurricane Melissa’s eye confirms you probably don’t want to be there. The U.S. Defense Department released the video after flying multiple passes through the Category 5 storm on Monday to collect weather data for the National Hurricane Center.

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'Hurricane Hunters' who flew into eye of Melissa had to turn back due to turbulence

The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the "Hurricane Hunters," were forced to turn back at one point due to heavy turbulence after flying into the eye of Hurricane Melissa on Monday.