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Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain

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.

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Tropical Storm Melissa heads to Caribbean islands

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Tropical Storm Melissa expected to slam Caribbean islands; up to 25 inches of rain possible

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Climate Factors Make Jamaica Especially Vulnerable to Hurricane Melissa

As Hurricane Melissa moves toward Jamaica, residents are preparing for catastrophic conditions when the storm makes landfall, which is expected Tuesday morning.

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Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane as it nears Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as a Category 5 storm

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Photos show Hurricane Melissa’s impact on the Caribbean

Photos show residents dealing with the storm.

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Hurricane Melissa could be strongest storm to ever hit Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island's strongest recorded storm

Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage.

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Caribbean islands brace for harsh weather as 'ominous' Tropical Storm Melissa takes aim

Tropical Storm Melissa is set to intensify this weekend, and Jamaica and other Caribbean islands are bracing for harsh weather, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday morning.