Hurricane Melissa Strengthens to Category 3, Threatening Jamaica and Caribbean
TL;DR
Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 3 storm and is expected to become a Category 5 before landfall in Jamaica, bringing heavy rain, destructive winds, and flooding, with potential impacts extending to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and the Bahamas.
- Now a Category 3 storm, Hurricane Melissa expected to continue strengthening ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Hurricane Melissa could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history NBC News
- Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane in the Caribbean NPR
- Melissa strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane, threating catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti WRAL.com
- Jamaica braces as Hurricane Melissa 'rapidly intensifies' Sky News
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