The Day Hurricane Melissa Engulfed Jamaica

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The Category 5 storm is the most powerful in the Atlantic Ocean this year. Jamaica and Cuba have issued evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people.

The Category 5 storm is the most powerful in the Atlantic Ocean this year. Jamaica and Cuba have issued evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people.

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Mandatory evacuations were ordered on the island as officials braced for tens of thousands to be displaced by the powerful storm.

Mandatory evacuations were ordered on the island as officials braced for tens of thousands to be displaced by the powerful storm.

Hurricane Melissa is set to pummel Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

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The Category 5 storm is the most powerful in the Atlantic Ocean this year. Jamaica and Cuba have issued evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people.

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Hurricane Melissa is set to pummel Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

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Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

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Hurricane Melissa was roaring towards Jamaica early on Tuesday morning as a newly classified Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since records began 174 years ago.

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The National Hurricane Center warned those in the Category 5 storm’s path to seek shelter, saying it was the “last chance to protect your life.”

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The Category 5 storm’s slow pace could have devastating effects. Officials warned residents to seek shelter, saying, “This is not the time to be brave.”

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Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday afternoon as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

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."

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The Category 5 storm’s slow pace could have devastating effects. Officials warned residents to seek shelter, saying, “This is not the time to be brave.”

The Category 5 storm’s slow pace could have devastating effects. Officials warned residents to seek shelter, saying, “This is not the time to be brave.”

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Melissa is among three Atlantic hurricanes to make landfall with 185 mph winds. Another storm to do so was the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935.

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The Commission of Fine Arts is tasked with giving expert advice on design and aesthetic matters.

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