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Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm

It continues to move closer to Jamaica and could become the strongest hurricane to hit the island since at least 1851, when record-keeping began

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) previously predicted there would be 13 to 19 named storms in the Atlantic this hurricane season

Hurricane Melissa became a Category 5 storm as it moved closer to Jamaica on Monday, Oct. 27. If it remains that strong when it makes landfall on the island, it would be the strongest storm to do so since record-keeping started in 1851.

The storm has already killed at least six people in the northern Caribbean, the Associated Press reported. It is set to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, Oct. 28, and could reach Cuba before the e

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