"Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola. Officials urged residents of flood-prone areas to seek higher ground. The storm was blamed for downing a large tree that killed an elderly man in the coastal town of Marigot in southern Haiti, while five other people were injured in flooding in the central Artibonite area, according to the Civil Protection Agency."
"The storm has been crawling and moving erratically, the center said. Melissa was expected to remain over open water, but move closer to Jamaica and south-western Haiti later this week. It was expected to strengthen significantly by late Friday and over the weekend. The very warm waters and slow movement of this storm are a recipe for disaster, said Alex DaSilva, AccuWeather's lead hurricane expert. Rapid intensification into a Category 5 hurricane is not out of the question."
Tropical Storm Melissa moved slowly through the Caribbean Sea, centered about 215 miles southeast of Kingston and about 275 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and a northwestward motion near 5 mph. The storm produced dangerous landslide risk and life-threatening flooding across Jamaica and southern Hispaniola, killing an elderly man in Marigot and injuring five people in Artibonite. Hurricane watches and tropical storm warnings cover Jamaica and southwestern Haiti. Very warm sea-surface temperatures combined with slow motion raise the potential for significant strengthening, including rapid intensification. Jamaica opened hundreds of shelters, closed courts, and shifted schools to remote learning.
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