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AP News Summary at 11:20 p.m. EDT

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa has hit southwestern Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, causing heavy flooding and wind damage. Melissa made landfall Tuesday in southwestern Jamaica with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. Officials prepared to respond to the devastation, the scale of which would not be known until the storm passed. Melissa s winds tied records for the strongest Atlantic storm at landfall. The hurricane had still-strong 130 mph winds late Tuesday and was moving toward Cuba, where people were evacuating. Relief preparations are underway, with supplies being moved into place and...


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