US EditionCategory 5 Hurricane Melissa Targets Jamaica Ahead of Tuesday Landfall
- Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 4 hurricane, generating winds of 140 mph and threatening Jamaica and Haiti with catastrophic flooding, according to the National Hurricane Center .
- Jamaican officials warn of possible severe impacts from Hurricane Melissa, with expected rainfall of 15 to 30 inches and potential flash flooding, as stated by the NHC bulletin.
- Cuba is under hurricane warnings, with officials ordering evacuations and activating shelters due to the storm's expected impact.
- Hurricane Melissa has caused at least three fatalities in Haiti and at least four fatalities in the Dominican Republic, posing ongoing threats to the northern Caribbean.
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LIVESTREAM: Hurricane Melissa Bears Down On Jamaica
Source: RICARDO MAKYN / Getty LIVESTREAM: Hurricane Melissa Bears Down On Jamaica Jamaica is bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Melissa, a catastrophic Category 5 storm. With sustained winds of 165 mph and the potential for up to 40 inches of rain, Melissa is expected to bring life-threatening flooding, landslides, and storm surges as high as 13 feet along the southern coast. Officials have issued mandatory evacuation orders for vulnerable are…
DETROIT — Jamaica began the week on high alert for what could be its most catastrophic natural disaster in recent years, as Category 5 Hurricane Melissa heads toward the island nation. According to the latest reports from the afternoon of Monday, October 27, Hurricane Melissa was packing winds of […] The post Jamaica on high alert as Category 5 Hurricane Melissa approaches appeared first on Latino Detroit.
The warming of the world’s oceans caused by climate change helped to double the wind speed of Hurricane Melissa in less than 24 hours during the weekend, climate scientists said Monday. Melissa is currently a category 5 storm, the highest, with sustained winds exceeding 252 km/h (157 mph). It is expected to land in Jamaica on Tuesday before crossing Cuba and the Bahamas on Wednesday. Scientists said this is the fourth storm in the Atlantic this …
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Jamaica braces as 'extremely powerful' Hurricane Melissa looms
Hurricane Melissa threatened Jamaica Monday with potentially deadly rains after rapidly intensifying into a top-level Category 5 storm, as residents scrambled for shelter from what could be the island's most violent weather on record.
"Melissa" rages over the sea as a cyclone of the highest category. The fact that he will meet Jamaica early predicted AI calculation models.
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