Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. It would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851.
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Melissa wasted no time harvesting a rich reservoir of warm water in the central Caribbean south of Jamaica on Saturday to intensify at an extreme rate – from a 70 mph tropical storm Saturday morning to a 140 mph Category 4 hurricane before sunrise Sunday.
Parts of the Caribbean are bracing for Tropical Storm Melissa.
Communities along Florida's big bend have been left severely damaged from powerful Hurricane Helene.
Florida residents in the direct path of Hurricane Helene are preparing for impact.
The effects of Hurricane Helene could be felt in the lower Florida Keys on Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
Tropical Storm Helene is expected to strengthen into the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States in over a year sometime in the next 24 hours.
In the calm before the storm, many people in the Tampa area said they are still optimistic.
