Haiti, Melissa and Tropical Storm
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Tropical Storm Melissa, Hurricane and Atlantic Records
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Though the full effects of Tropical Storm Melissa have yet to be felt in the Caribbean, Haiti’s disaster office said Friday three people have already died and another was injured in a landslide attributed to the storm’s heavy rains.
Tropical Storm Melissa is lumbering through the Caribbean Sea and bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola.
A new tropical storm has formed over the central Caribbean. Melissa could strengthen later this week as it moves toward Haiti and Jamaica.
Prince, Haiti, as Tropical Storm Melissa crawled its way through the Caribbean, and on Friday authorities across the region were preparing for additional heavy rain and hurricane-strength winds throughout the weekend
Tropical Storm Melissa has dumped heavy rain on parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Forecasters warn of a significant flood risk in the northern Caribbean.
Tropical Storm Melissa has been pushing through the central Caribbean, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane while unleashing potentially “catastrophic” flash flooding and landslides in southern Haiti.
Tropical Storm Melissa is showing signs of becoming a bit more organized. current data indicate that the storm's structure is still not quite aligned, and its overall circulation is poorly defined