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Friday, Oct. 31 update: Latest on Category 1 Hurricane Melissa from the National Hurricane Center

The National Hurricane Center's 10 a.m. Friday update reported that Category 1 Hurricane Melissa is in the Atlantic Ocean, 255 miles north of Bermuda.

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Is Melissa a Category 6 hurricane? What to know about the Saffir-Simpson scale

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Latest on Category 2 Hurricane Melissa: Thursday, Oct. 30 update from the National Hurricane Center

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At least 40 dead in Hurricane Melissa as it heads toward Bermuda

Melissa, now a Category 2 hurricane, will bring heavy rain from the Mid-Atlantic to New England as it heads toward Bermuda and Newfoundland, Canada.

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Hurricane Melissa Leaves 49 Dead in Caribbean, Churns North

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Jamaica battles to recover from Hurricane Melissa as death toll mounts

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Woman's mixed emotions after Jamaica hurricane

"There's parts of the island that are absolutely devastated and it's just heartbreaking to see what everybody's going through," she said.

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Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa 4 Times More Likely, Study Suggests

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Naples nonprofits rally to help Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa devastation. How to join

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

Melissa strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane Saturday and is expected to continue intensifying over the weekend, becoming a Category 5 storm — with winds up to 160 mph — before making landfall over Jamaica on Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Melissa full coverage: Jamaica cleans up catastrophic destruction as the deadly Category 1 storm continues moving through the Atlantic

Hurricane Melissa is on track to pass through the southeastern islands of the Bahamas, which are sparsely populated compared to the islands in the north of the archipelago. The two islands that are in the storm’s direct path, Crooked Island and Long Island, have a total population of just a few thousand people.

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Is It Time to Classify Hurricanes as Category 6?

Hurricane Melissa’s powerful winds and drenching rains devastated Jamaica. But is its wrath a sign that we need a new designation for monster storms?

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Falcons owner Arthur Blank donates $1.5 million to Hurricane Melissa relief funds

Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons, has pledged an initial $1.5 million through his foundation to aid Hurricane Melissa relief efforts across Jamaica and the Caribbean.

Hurricane Melissa path: Historic storm downgraded to Category 1 as it starts to cross parts of the Bahamas. See latest projected models and forecast.

Hurricane Melissa is currently a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph as it's "starting to accelerate northeastward over the Bahamas," the National Hurricane Center said.