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Melissa will drench much of the northern Caribbean next

From CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman

Once Melissa moves past Jamaica, the storm’s flood threat will spread across the northern Caribbean through midweek.

• Much of southern Cuba will see at least a foot of rain with locally higher amounts of 20 to 30 inches.
• Parts of the central and southeastern Bahamas should see 4 to 8 inches as Melissa tracks north by midweek, with localized totals of 12 inches.
• Rain will continue in Southern Haiti and the Dominican Republic too, with an additional 6 to 8 inches possible early this week. That’s on top of the torrential rain that’s fallen in the past few days.

Much of the northern Caribbean will face widespread flooding, impassable roads and a significant landslide risk through at least Wednesday.

Even as Melissa weakens slightly over land, its rainfall footprint will expand, so places far from the center could still experience significant flooding.