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Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 4 storm in the Caribbean and is expected to strengthen further.

Jamaica is under a hurricane warning, with forecasters predicting catastrophic flooding, landslides, and life-threatening storm surge.

Hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings are also in effect for parts of Haiti and Cuba.

Significant direct impacts to Florida and the U.S. East Coast are not expected at this time.

There’s not a trace of a storm in the sky over downtown Sarasota, which looks absolutely stunning on this 81-degree Sunday morning, Oct. 26 — a brilliant, vivid blue with just a few wispy clouds drifting past the bright sun that will soon shine over the free-admission Taste of The Bay event taking place from noon to 3 p.m.

But t

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