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Hurricane Melissa is a Category 5 storm

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Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest storms on record in the Atlantic. How it ranks

Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday as one of the strongest hurricanes on record in the Atlantic basin.

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Hurricane Melissa ties record for strongest storm to hit land in Jamaica

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Melissa joins small list of Category 5 hurricanes that have made landfall

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Hurricane Melissa Begins Lashing Jamaica as 'Catastrophic' Category 5 Storm

Hurricane Melissa began lashing Jamaica with violent gusts on Monday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center upgraded it to a Category 5 storm packing sustained winds of 165 mph, the largest on record t...

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Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall In Jamaica As Devastating Category 5 Storm

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Why Hurricane Melissa's intensity and slow-moving speed are a recipe for disaster

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WMO Says Hurricane Melissa Will Be Jamaica's Worst Storm This Century

"It’s a catastrophic situation expected in Jamaica," WMO tropical cyclone specialist Anne-Claire Fontan told a Geneva press briefing.

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Why Hurricane Melissa is so dangerous

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Hurricane Melissa Is Set to Hit Jamaica as Its Strongest Storm Since Records Began

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Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Makes Devastating Cat 5 Landfall In Jamaica

The storm has grown to one of the Atlantic's strongest on record, and is threatening to be the Atlantic's first Category 5 landfall since 2019.

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Meet the Hurricane Hunters: The Air Force crew that flies into the eye of storms

Meteorologist Robert Speta has a discussion with Colonel Ryan Rickert on what it's like to fly into hurricanes.

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Hurricane Irma Strengthens Into Category 5, and Florida Braces for Possible Landfall

Hurricane Irma, fresh on the heels of Hurricane Harvey, strengthened early Tuesday into a Category 5 storm with maximum winds of 175 miles per hour, as Florida started to prepare for its potential landfall over the weekend. The latest forecasts have Irma ...