Monday, Oct. 27 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 4 Hurricane Melissa

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Jamaica braces as Hurricane Melissa strengthens offshore

Jamaicans have been urged to take shelter as Hurricane Melissa continued to strengthen offshore.

Hurricane Melissa roars toward Jamaica as a Category 4 storm as island prepares for landfall

Melissa’s center was forecast to move over Jamaica on Tuesday, across southeast Cuba on Tuesday night and across the ...

Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti

A strengthening Melissa grew into a Category 4 hurricane Sunday and U.S. forecasters said it could reach Category 5 status, ...

Jamaica orders mandatory evacuations as hurricane set to bring 140mph winds and 'catastrophic' floods

Nearly 900 shelters have opened around the country for residents to hole up in as Hurricane Melissa passes through, bringing ...

Satellite vision shows Hurricane Melissa over Caribbean Sea

The weather system is expected to bring catastrophic floods, landslides and storm surges to the region, the U.S. National ...

Hurricane Melissa poses extreme flood threat, says US National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Melissa has developed into a Category 4 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday (October ...

Hurricane Melissa approaches: Jamaican residents stock up and make last-minute preparations

Residents and business owners in Jamaica's Montego Bay prepared on Sunday (October 26) for the arrival of hurricane Melissa ...

Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it bears down on Jamaica

Melissa, a Category 4 storm, could grow in power as it heads for Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean. It is expected to ...

Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa devastation

Hurricane Melissa has reached Category 4 strength and is poised to even become a Category 5 hurricane before making landfall ...