10/22 5pm EDT Tropical Storm #Melissa Key Messages: Life threatening flash flooding and numerous landslides for #Haiti, #Jamaica & portions of the #DominicanRepublic is the most significant potential threat over the next several days.

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11am EDT 23 Oct Key Messages for #Melissa:

Melissa expected to intensify into a Major #Hurricane & the risk of a prolonged multi-day period of damaging winds + inland & coastal flooding continues to increase for #Jamaica.

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10/24 11pm EDT Key Messages for TS #Melissa: A HURRICANE WARNING has been issued for Jamaica. Extremely heavy rain will cause life-threatening catastrophic flash flooding for portions of #Haiti, #Jamaica, and #DominicanRepublic.

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10/25 5am EDT Key Messages for Tropical Storm #Melissa, which is forecast to begin rapidly intensifying today. Extremely heavy rain will cause life-threatening catastrophic flash flooding for portions of #Haiti, #Jamaica, and #Dominican Republic. Preparations in Jamaica should be completed by today for potential major hurricane winds and flooding rains.

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11am 25 Oct Key Messages for #Melissa:

#Jamaica prep should be completed today. Melissa’s slow motion brings multi-day damaging winds+heavy rainfall, catastrophic flash flooding, landslides, damage, long-duration power communication outages, isolation.

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11pm EDT 10/25: Major Hurricane #Melissa Key Messages: Melissa is now a Category 3 hurricane and is expected to continue rapidly intensifying. Residents of #Jamaica should seek shelter now and stay inside for the next several days as damaging winds and heavy rain have begun, and will continue to get worse Sunday, Monday & into Tuesday. See https://t.co/Wq6ZtKfHp9 for more info, including impacts in #Haiti, #Cuba, and #DominicanRepublic. The #Bahamas and #TurksandCaicos should monitor the progress of Melissa.

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10/26 5am EDT: #Melissa is now a Category 4 Hurricane with 140 mph winds. Parts of #Jamaica may already be experiencing tropical storm force winds & heavy rains- conditions will get much worse there through Monday and Tuesday. For southern portions of Hispaniola, additional heavy rain will cause flooding to get even worse over the next couple days. A Hurricane Watch is in effect for eastern #Cuba. Melissa should steer toward the Southeastern #Bahamas and #TurksandCaicos after eastern Cuba Tuesday night and Wednesday. Monitor https://t.co/Wq6ZtKfHp9 for the latest info.

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10/26 11pm EDT Major Hurricane #Melissa Key Messages: Still currently a 145 mph category 4. Conditions in Jamaica will continue to get much worse on Monday, peaking Monday night through Tuesday. Hurricane Warnings in effect for #Jamaica and eastern #Cuba, with TS warnings for #Haiti. Catastrophic impacts are expected in Jamaica & Haiti, with potentially catastrophic landslides for eastern Cuba. The hurricane is then forecast to move through the SE Bahamas on Wednesday.

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10/27 5am EDT: #Melissa has strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph winds and a 917 mb central pressure, confirmed by the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters. Conditions in #Jamaica will rapidly deteriorate later today and tonight. Here are the key messages:

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