The Day Hurricane Melissa Engulfed Jamaica

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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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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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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 Category 5 storm is the most powerful in the Atlantic Ocean this year, and its slow pace could have devastating effects.

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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.”

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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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Today’s live updates have ended. Read what you missed below and find more coverage at apnews.com.Hurricane Melissa came ashore in Jamaica Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, and it will continue on to hit eastern Cuba as a major hurricane, expected early Wednesday.

Israel has strengthened its security with a series of sweeping military victories in the past two years. It has also become far more isolated internationally, with no clear path ahead.