Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa
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Hurricane Melissa is expected to weaken into an extratropical cyclone on Friday, Oct. 31, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Melissa brought devastation and death to the Caribbean as it tore through the region as one of the most powerful storms on earth in more than 150 years.
Melissa’s terrifying trip through the Caribbean also piled on evidence of the influence of a warming ocean on an evolving hurricane landscape.
Designed to withstand 150-mph winds, the egg farm Osbourne Brumley built with his life savings in western Jamaica's St. Elizabeth parish proved no match for Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.
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Jamaican officials say more casualties expected after Hurricane Melissa causes 'total devastation'
At least five people have been killed on the island nation after the powerful category 5 storm hit earlier this week, with at least 20 left dead in Haiti.
Hurricane Melissa brought hurricane-force gusts to Bermuda overnight and will weaken as it heads north, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Maps show its forecast path.
Melissa directly hit Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, the most powerful hurricane ever to hit the nation.
Parts of the Caribbean began surveying the damage caused by the deadly Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful Category 5.
After devastating the Caribbean islands and dumping rain on Bermuda, where is Post-Tropical Cyclone Melissa going next?