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Hurricane Melissa downgraded to Category 4

See Hurricane Melissa tracker, path as Category 4 storm makes way across Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa continued to wreck a punishing path of damaging winds and rain across the island of Jamaica on Tuesday, Oct. 28, and is expected to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane as i...

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Live updates: Hurricane Melissa becomes a Category 4 as it approaches Cuba

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Hurricane Melissa path: Historic storm downgraded to Category 4 as it passes over Jamaica. See latest projected models and forecast.

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At least 20 dead in Haiti as Jamaican minister warns Hurricane Melissa recovery 'won't be easy'

More images are emerging of the damage wrought by Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica.

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Hurricane Melissa leaves 7 dead as Jamaica braces for biggest ever storm

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Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa Batters Jamaica

National Hurricane Center forecasters warned they expect “little change” in the storm’s strength before it makes landfall Tuesday.

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Hurricane Melissa heads toward Cuba after historically powerful Jamaica landfall

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Much of Jamaica without power or phone service as Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba

Category 2 Hurricane Melissa: Thursday, Oct. 30 development update from the NHC

Article last updated: Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 4 a.m. ET

Hurricane Melissa full coverage: 'Extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm leaves behind extensive damage in Jamaica, with several reported dead; Cuba landfall expected overnight

The storm made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm and is expected to still be a major hurricane when it reaches eastern Cuba.

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How rarely do Category 4 or 5 hurricanes make landfall?

Only 81 hurricanes have struck as Category 4 or higher since 1851, or about one every other year on average. A couple have crippled multiple points at that strength. Irma, in 2017, managed to hit five countries as a Category 4 or 5 — the most of any storm in the Atlantic.

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Monday, Oct. 27: National Hurricane Center's update on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 4 p.m. ET