US EditionTropical Storm Melissa Poised to Become a Hurricane and Drop Torrential Rain on Caribbean
Tropical Storm Melissa has caused three deaths and extensive flooding as it moves through the Caribbean, with forecasts predicting it may reach Category 4 hurricane strength.
- On Saturday, Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to strengthen into a hurricane and become a major hurricane by the weekend, with 45 mph winds near Jamaica and Haiti as of Friday.
- Authorities ordered mandatory evacuations as Jamaica and the Dominican Republic closed schools and offices on Thursday and Friday, while the U.N. prepared more than 100 emergency shelters in southern Haiti.
- The NHC said 'Heavy rainfall will result in catastrophic flash flooding and landslides across southwestern Haiti by this weekend into early next week,' and Melissa is forecast to dump between 10 and 20 inches across parts of Haiti and eastern Jamaica through Monday.
- Local authorities reported casualties and injuries as dozens of water supply systems were knocked out in the Dominican Republic, affecting more than half a million customers, while Melissa caused one death in southern Haiti.
- The National Hurricane Center said conditions remain favorable for Melissa's rapid intensification within 24 hours, while Climate Central noted, `Recent research suggests that warmer sea surface temperatures may contribute to an increased fraction of tropical cyclones that undergo rapid intensification`.
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Tropical Storm Melissa poised to become a hurricane and drop torrential rain on Caribbean
Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to strengthen into a hurricane, threatening the northern Caribbean with massive rainfall and life-threatening flooding.
Officials confirm 3 killed as tropical storm Melissa triggers landslides and 'catastrophic' flooding: 'Extensive damage'
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Port-au-Prince, Oct. 24 (EFE).- Three people have died in Haiti and ten have been injured by the effects of tropical storm Melissa, which is 450 kilometres south-west of Port-au-Prince this Friday, authorities have reported. The Civil Protection Authority has also warned of heavy rains and the risk of flooding over the next few hours in several departments of the island nation, which records floods, landslides and falling trees in several areas.
The current tropical storm Melissa in the Caribbean Sea is expected to become a hurricane by Saturday and a major hurricane by Sunday warns the national hurricane center
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