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Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica, making landfall

Members of Waterloo region's Caribbean association 'anxious' as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall

Members of Waterloo region's Caribbean association say they are feeling anxious and optimistic as Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday afternoon.

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Hurricane Melissa made ‘catastrophic’ Jamaica landfall with Cuba, Bahamas in sights

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa expected to have indirect impact on Eastern Canada later this week

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to stay offshore as it accelerates northward this week, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre says the storm is still expected to play a role in dumping some ugly weather ac...

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Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall

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Jamaica braces for catastrophic winds and flooding as Hurricane Melissa approaches

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Melissa’s Winds Are Stronger Than Hurricane Katrina’s Were in 2005

This pace ensures prolonged, potentially record-breaking rainfall over Jamaica.

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Catastrophic winds, rain expected to hit Jamaica, Cuba with Hurricane Melissa on its way

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The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa set to make landfall in Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa Leaves Jamaica in Ruins as Government Mobilizes Massive Recovery Effort

Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of devastation across Jamaica after making landfall on Tuesday as one of the most powerful storms ever to strike the Caribbean nation. With winds reaching 185 mph and rainfall exceeding 30 inches in some areas,

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TROPICS: Hurricane Melissa now Category 4 in Jamaica, heavy rain still expected

Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore.

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Maryland Jamaican community rallies as Hurricane Melissa devastates island

Maryland Del. Jheanelle Wilkins and members of the state’s Jamaican community are organizing relief efforts after Hurricane Melissa, a historic Category 5 storm, devastated the island with

Hurricane Melissa live updates: 'Extremely dangerous' storm heads toward Cuba after battering Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa, which is stronger than Hurricane Katrina, is set to bring catastrophic winds, flash flooding and high storm surges to the island of Jamaica.

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Hurricane Melissa: 3rd strongest recorded Atlantic hurricane traveling north through Caribbean

After passing through Jamaica as a devastating Category 5 system, Hurricane Melissa continues to ravage the Caribbean as it makes landfall in Cuba. On Tuesday, Melissa was the

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Disaster relief funds sent from Huntsville to Jamaica as hurricane wreaks havoc in the Caribbean

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ( WAFF) - Huntsville is home to many from Jamaica who still have friends and family in the Caribbean. They are calling Hurricane Melissa “historic” and “unheard of” as they wait to hear from their loved ones. On Tuesday, two Huntsville residents sat down with WAFF 48’s Faith Delp.

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South Florida groups prepare aid shipments for Caribbean as family members grapple with Hurricane Melissa impacts

"It is more than kind of distressing because you don't know when and you don't know how," said Ewan Simpson, who lives in Jamaica.

Tropical storm winds through Caribbean

Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola -- an island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.