Hurricane Melissa heads toward Cuba as a powerful storm, after hitting Jamaica with historic force

Hurricane Melissa came ashore in Jamaica Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, and it will continue on to hit eastern Cuba as a major hurricane,

Hurricane Melissa is a mighty Category 5 storm in the Caribbean. Maps show its forecast path.

Melissa strengthened into a major hurricane and is expected to bring "catastrophic" flash flooding and landslides to Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Hurricane Melissa: At least 20 dead in Haiti

(Photo: A man climbs onto a shack to inspect a plastic sheet serving as a roof, while another person removes water from their makeshift home during heavy rains brought by the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa,
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Hurricane hunters fly into the eye of Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane hunters flew through the eye of Hurricane Melissa, which is set to hit Jamaica early Tuesday morning as a Category 5.

The dangerous combination that made Melissa a monster hurricane

Hurricane Melissa barreled into Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with some of the fastest winds and strongest intensities ever recorded. The storm blew through the Caribbean island’s southwestern coast,

Emergency response preparations to Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.
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