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Hurricane Melissa caused over 50 deaths and widespread damage in the Caribbean as a Category 5 storm.
The storm has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane and is moving into the north Atlantic.
Dangerous rip currents and rough surf are expected along the east coast of Florida through Friday.
Hurricane Melissa is rapidly charging off into the north Atlantic after smashing its way through the Caribbean as a monster Category 5 hurricane, leaving a broken Jamaica and flooding Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas. After skirting Bermuda, the storm is expected to fade to an extratropical storm later today, Oct. 31, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center .
More than 50 deaths have been attributed to the devastating storm in Haiti, Jamaica, and the Domin

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