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Category 5, Hurricane Melissa

Why Are We Seeing More Category 5 Hurricanes?

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, bringing several feet of rain and flooding to the island over the coming days.

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Hurricane Melissa Is Category 5 With 175 MPH Winds — What’s Next?

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as a Category 5 storm

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Hurricane Melissa leaves a trail of devastation after tearing through the Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa brought devastation and death to the Caribbean as it tore through the region as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in more than 150 years.

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Scenes From the Caribbean, as Hurricane Melissa Hits

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Eye of Melissa moves past Jamaica after hitting as strongest hurricane in the region in 174 years

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Hurricane Melissa nears Bermuda off Florida coast. What can Jacksonville expect?

In Jacksonville, the National Weather Service forecasts cool and dry conditions, with a high near 68 and a low around 51.

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Jamaica’s tourist resorts and ports could face a long recovery from hurricane

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VIDEOS: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction throughout Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa latest storm to hit Category 5 in days. What is rapid intensification?

Hurricane Melissa on Monday became the third Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2025, and all of them surged up within days/ Why is this happening?

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Hurricane Melissa intensifies to Category 5, threatens Jamaica with 'catastrophic' flooding

The most powerful storm to hit the region since 1988 could inundate some areas of eastern Jamaica with up to 40 inches of rain. The arrival of its core has been delayed by stalling.

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The deadly combination that made Hurricane Melissa so devastating

Hurricane Melissa has been cutting a path of destruction through the Caribbean this week, hitting Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas with winds of up to 185mph.Aid groups are still working to assess the full extent of the damage brought by the storm,

Hurricane Melissa’s Wind Speeds Doubled in Less Than a Day

The intensity of a hurricane is measured by its maximum sustained wind speed, and when that speed increases by at least 35 miles per hour in a 24-hour period — or roughly two categories on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale — meteorologists call that “rapid intensification.”

Hurricane Melissa has wreaked havoc in the Caribbean. Here's how you can help.

Hurricane Melissa has caused widespread destruction across the Caribbean, leaving at least seven dead and thousands more displaced and in the dark. The International Federation of the Red Cross previously said up to 1.