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Melissa strengthens into Category 4 hurricane

Hurricane Melissa upgraded to Category 4, expected to strengthen on Jamaica approach

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it churned northwest through the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

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Now a Category 3 storm, Hurricane Melissa expected to continue strengthening

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Tropical Storm Melissa to become powerful hurricane near Jamaica this weekend

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Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps toward island

Tropical Storm Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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Tropical Storm Melissa moves at agonizingly slow pace

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Landslide Kills 3 in Haiti, and More Rain From Melissa Is on the Way

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Tropical Storm Melissa: Will it become a Category 4 hurricane? Latest update

Jamaica could be the epicenter for the worst of Melissa, causing extremely heavy rainfall, flooding, and storm surge.

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Hurricane Melissa Tracker

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could reach Category 5, heads toward Jamaica. Florida update

Jamaica has a rich hurricane history but has avoided most powerful storms

Although Jamaica has been hit by many hurricanes, a storm stronger than Category 3 has never made landfall on the island.

Jamaica has weathered many hurricanes but not the most powerful ones

Jamaica's central location in the Caribbean, the island has never recorded a direct landfall from a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, according to records from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) dating back to 1850.