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Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness provides an update after Hurricane Melissa plows across the island

It is clear that wherever the eye of the hurricane hit, there would be devastating impacts”: Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness gives an update after a monster Category 5 hurricane hit the island with violent winds and torrential rain.

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Jamaican man shares impacts of Hurricane Melissa as storm barrels island. "Roads are becoming impassable"

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Jamaican families in Houston anxiously track Hurricane Melissa’s impact on island loved ones

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Hurricane Melissa plows across Jamaica, its eye now moving toward Cuba

Melissa is now centered off the northern coast of Jamaica after barreling ashore as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history.

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Jamaica braces for category 5 hurricane Melissa

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Why Are We Seeing More Category 5 Hurricanes?

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Hurricane Melissa Intensifies to Category 5, Jamaica Braces For Strongest Recorded Storm

Forecasters say the Category 5 storm is likely to cause “catastrophic” flooding, landslides and widespread damage, and the Red Cross warns that up to 1.5 million people may be directly affected.

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Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica's strongest-ever storm, weakens to Category 4

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Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica braces for strongest storm in nearly 2 centuries

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Local Jamaican community anxious, monitoring updates from Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa has caused significant damage in Jamaica, leaving many local residents and their families abroad anxious for updates.

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Connecticut's Jamaican population thinking of family, friends as Melissa makes landfall

Connecticut is keeping an eye on Jamaica as the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday and continues through the Caribbean island.

'The damage is significant': Jamaican PM gives update on state of country

NBC News' Tom Llamas spoke to Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness about the current state of the county as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall and how residents are being impacted.

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Jamaican woman stranded in Myrtle Beach urges family to seek shelter from hurricane

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Hurricane Melissa is causing distress not only in Jamaica but also among family members in the Grand Strand.

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Jamaican Officials Worry That Not Enough People Are Evacuating Ahead of Melissa

As Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the island nation, only a fraction of residents have headed to evacuation centers.

‘Little that can stop a Category 5’: Jamaican officials warn to seek shelter

Evan Thompson with the Meteorological Service of Jamaica warned that the impending landfall of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa would cause catastrophic and “life-threatening” damage. Thompson advised seeking shelter in buildings with as many walls as possible to separate them from the outside.

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Jamaican restaurant owner in Birmingham praying for safety of his siblings in wake of Hurricane Melissa

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Adam Interviews Rochester Jamaican Org president

Joel Frater, while living in Jamaica, remembers the terror of Hurricane Gilbert. Today, from his home in the Rochester area, Frater is waiting like everyone to see the impact of Hurricane Melissa. But he’s also doing more than waiting.