Hurricane Melissa crosses Jamaica
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Melissa begins to depart Jamaica as powerful Category 3 hurricane
Life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected in portions of Jamaica and southern Hispaniola on Tuesday.
The system, located in the Caribbean, is on track to rapidly intensify before the center of the storm moves near or just south of Jamaica early next week. Alex DaSilva, AccuWeather lead hurricane expert, described Melissa as a “slow-moving disaster.”