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Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm now Category 4 after making landfall in Jamaica

Melissa, which is now a Category 4 hurricane, is bringing catastrophic winds, rain and storm surge to Jamaica, where residents and tourists are sheltering in place. Melissa is now a Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds decreased to 150 mph, but it remains an extremely dangerous storm as it sweeps across western Jamaica.

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: 'Extremely dangerous' storm makes landfall in Jamaica as Category 5

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Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica's strongest-ever storm, weakens to Category 4

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Hurricane Melissa is approaching Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds.

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Jamaica, NHC Says

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Hurricane Melissa latest spaghetti models, Florida forecast, path, trajectory for Tuesday

Historic, life-threatening flash flooding and landslides are expected in portions of Jamaica, southern Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the weekend, the NHC said.

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Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica: How to help

Latest update from the National Hurricane Center on Category 4 Hurricane Melissa for Tuesday, Oct. 28

Article last updated: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 10 p.m. ET

Hurricane Melissa latest storm to hit Category 5 in days. What is rapid intensification?

Hurricane Melissa on Monday became the third Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2025, and all of them surged up within days/ Why is this happening?

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Monday, Oct. 27 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 11 p.m. ET

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Tuesday, Oct. 28 update: Latest on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa from the National Hurricane Center

The National Hurricane Center's 4 p.m. Tuesday advisory reported that Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 40 miles southeast of Negril Jamaica and 235 miles southwest of Guantanamo Cuba. With maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, the hurricane is moving to the north-northeast at 9 mph.

Jamaica has weathered many hurricanes but not the most powerful ones

Jamaica's central location in the Caribbean, the island has never recorded a direct landfall from a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, according to records from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) dating back to 1850.

Tuesday, Oct. 28: National Hurricane Center's update on Category 3 Hurricane Melissa

Today, Today, there were numerous changes. Melissa developed into hurricane, before turning into a Category 5 hurricane. Then, it weakened to a Category 4 hurricane and was later downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph.