National Hurricane Center tracking Hurricane Melissa
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Will Hurricane Melissa impact South Florida after hitting Jamaica and Cuba? See its projected path.
Melissa is expected to bring rainfall of 15 to 30 inches to portions of Jamaica and additional rainfall of 6 to 12 inches for southern Hispaniola through Wednesday, with local storm total maxima of 40 inches possible. Catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides are likely, NHC said.
We've been lucky in Florida. With dramatic cuts to hurricane planning and response, we could've had a perfect storm of disaster
There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said.