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Hurricane Melissa is approaching Jamaica as a category five storm with top sustained winds near 175 miles per hour.
The National Hurricane Center in Florida is warning Melissa's winds and rains could produce life-threatening flooding and catastrophic damage.
NPR's Michael Levitt says the storm is expected to move over Jamaica this morning.
Melissa is expected to be slow-moving and brutal.
with up to 40 inches of rain predicted in some areas.
Flooding and storm surges as high as 13 feet threaten coastal communities,
while communities on hillsides face the potential for dangerous mudslides.
Peter Lindau is a resident of Norbrook, a suburb in the foothills north of Kingston.
He says he's bracing not just to weather the storm.
but also for what comes after.
I'm expecting that we won't have power for several days.
I'm expecting that communication will be compromised for several days.
Rows will be blocked.
Living will be difficult for a few days.
Earlier, Lindow dropped off supplies to his elderly mother, who lives across town.