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I'm Alex O'Sullivan for The Wall Street Journal.
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Hurricane Melissa has strengthened to a Category 5 storm, with sustained winds of 160 miles an hour.
Flash floods are projected to sweep through Jamaica today and tomorrow,
and according to the National Hurricane Center,
parts of the island are expected to receive as much as 40 inches of rain.
Joseph de Avila covers breaking news for the journal and is here now with more.
Joseph, what kind of impact is Jamaica expecting and how are they preparing for it?
Jamaica is expecting a pretty devastating storm that could cause some widespread flooding and really damaging winds.
The island is basically buckling down.
They've ordered evacuations in a number of communities and authorities are essentially telling residents and visitors there to not leave any safe shelter that they're in