仅事实
飓风梅丽莎加强为5级，威胁牙买加造成灾难性影响
摘要
飓风梅丽莎已加强为5级风暴，对牙买加构成严重威胁，预计将出现危及生命的恶劣天气。
飓风梅丽莎已加强为5级风暴，成为有史以来直接威胁牙买加的最强飓风。截至周一早晨，风暴位于金斯敦西南方向，缓慢移动，时速3英里，持续风速达到165英里每小时。
国家飓风中心发布了灾难性和危及生命的突发洪水警告，时间从周一持续到周二，预计降雨总量将达到15至30英寸，局部地区最高可达40英寸。
牙买加当局已下令撤离七个脆弱社区，并开放了800多个避难所。然而，截至周日晚，仅有218人寻求避难。
梅丽莎在影响牙买加后，预计到周二晚上接近古巴东部时将减弱为3级飓风。风暴预计将继续影响该地区，可能波及巴哈马及其他地区。
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Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 5 storm, marking the most powerful hurricane ever to directly threaten Jamaica.
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As of Monday morning, the storm was located southwest of Kingston, moving slowly at 3 mph, with sustained winds of 165 mph.
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The National Hurricane Center has issued warnings of catastrophic and life-threatening flash flooding from Monday through Tuesday, with rainfall totals expected to reach 15 to 30 inches, and up to 40 inches in localized areas.
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Jamaican authorities have ordered evacuations in seven vulnerable communities and opened over 800 shelters.
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However, as of Sunday night, only 218 people had sought refuge.
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After impacting Jamaica, Melissa is forecast to weaken to a Category 3 hurricane as it approaches eastern Cuba by Tuesday evening.
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