…MELISSA NOW A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF JAMAICA AND SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA THROUGH MIDWEEK… As of 5:00 AM EDT Sun Oct 26 the center of Melissa was located near 16.3, -76.3 with movement W at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 944 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 140 mph.
