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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

CNN meteorologist tries to drive to hardest hit area in Jamaica
While driving to some of the hardest hit areas in Jamaica, CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam shows some of the damage from Hurricane Melissa.
People stuck on roofs after Jamaica's worst hurricane, says minister, as storm heads to Bahamas
Most of Jamaica remains without power, as our correspondent reports floods, mudslides and "palm trees tossed like toothpicks".
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as strongest storm to hit the country
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm -- making it the strongest storm ever recorded to hit the island with winds up to 185 mph and up to 40 inches of rain expected.
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record
Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a fearsome Category 5 storm. Forecasters said it could be the island's "storm of the century."
Strongest storm in Jamaica's modern history causing havoc
Hurricane Melissa is causing havoc in Jamaica as the Caribbean nation faces the strongest storm in its modern history. The hurricane is now a category four with wind speeds of 150mph (240km/h), after earlier lashing the coastline with winds of more than 185mph.
Jamaica's strongest-ever storm, Hurricane Melissa, turns to Cuba
Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba's second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone on record to hit that Caribbean island nation.
FOX Weather | Hurricane Melissa makes lands in Jamaica
Around 1 p.m., Oct. 28, Hurricane Melissa made landfall over New Hope, Jamaica with intense rains and winds at 185 MPH. The storm is now tied with Hurricane Dorian in 2019 as the strongest Atlantic hurricane to ever hit land.
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Most of Jamaica remains without power, as our correspondent reports floods, mudslides and "palm trees tossed like toothpicks".

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