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Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm early Monday, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to bring catastrophic flooding to the northern Caribbean.

As Melissa churns to the north-northeast impacts will overspread parts of Cuba and the Bahamas. Here is a snapshot of the GRAF forecast model around midday Wednesday. The storm will still be a hurricane as it races across several islands in the Bahamas.