Melissa, National Hurricane Center and Storm
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This rare late-season Category 5 major hurricane is set to make landfall on Jamaica before impacting Cuba and Haiti in the coming days.
TRACKING THE TROPICS Tropical Storm Melissa formed on Tuesday in the Caribbean and is expected to become a hurricane by the weekend. Here's the latest track:
Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to undergo rapid intensification and grow into a powerful Category 4 hurricane by early next week.