Tropical Storm Melissa Rapidly Intensifies, Causing Floods and Landslides in the Caribbean

TL;DR
Tropical Storm Melissa is forecasted to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane by Sunday, potentially becoming the strongest to hit Jamaica in over 35 years, bringing heavy rain, destructive winds, and catastrophic flooding to parts of the Caribbean, including Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with a multi-day impact expected through Tuesday.
- Tropical Storm Melissa to strengthen into major hurricane: Latest forecast ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Tropical Storm Melissa Forecast: Flood Danger For Jamaica, Haiti The Weather Channel
- You can walk faster than Tropical Storm Melissa is moving. It’s a new, troubling tendency for Atlantic storms CNN
- Deadly Tropical Storm Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane this weekend FOX Weather
- Landslide Caused by Tropical Storm Melissa Kills 3 in Haiti The New York Times
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