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

Hurricane Melissa, as expected, explosively intensified and is now a dangerous Category 5 storm as of Monday morning.

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

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Hurricane Melissa: Category 5 storm threatens Jamaica with devastation

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At least 20 dead in Haiti as Jamaican minister warns Hurricane Melissa recovery 'won't be easy'

More images are emerging of the damage wrought by Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica.

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Why Hurricane Melissa is a beast among many monster Atlantic storms

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See photos of where Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica

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See Hurricane Melissa tracker, path as Category 4 storm makes way across Jamaica

Forecasters said life-threatening storm surge is expected along the southern coast of Jamaica on Oct. 28, with peak storm surge heights potentially reaching 9 to 13 feet above ground level.

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Windows blown in, trees uprooted and croc warnings - Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica

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People stuck on roofs after Jamaica's worst hurricane, says minister, as storm heads to Bahamas

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Hurricane Melissa roars ashore in Jamaica at Category 5 strength, breaks Atlantic’s modern landfalling pressure record

At 892 mb, Melissa is the most intense landfalling Atlantic storm since the infamous 1935 "Labor Day" hurricane. Wind gusts approaching 220 mph are among the strongest *ever* recorded on Earth.

Maps show Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica as a Category 5

Melissa is expected to strengthen from a tropical storm into a major hurricane this weekend, bringing “life-threatening and catastrophic” flash flooding and landslides to the Caribbean.