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Hurricane Melissa kills 7 in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Catastrophic Category 5 hurricane makes landfall in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm makes landfall in Jamaica as strongest ever to hit island, with 185 mph winds

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Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Brings Catastrophic Wind and Rain to Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa expected to have indirect impact on Eastern Canada later this week

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to stay offshore as it accelerates northward this week, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre says the storm is still expected to play a role in dumping some ugly weather ac...

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Jamaica braces for catastrophic winds and flooding as Hurricane Melissa approaches

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The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

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Melissa’s Winds Are Stronger Than Hurricane Katrina’s Were in 2005

This pace ensures prolonged, potentially record-breaking rainfall over Jamaica.

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as catastrophic Category 5 storm

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Melissa’s Powerful Winds Could Be Even Worse in Jamaica’s Mountains

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Hurricane Melissa makes history as third-most-intense Category 5 storm in Atlantic Basin

Melissa had sustained winds of 185 mph on Tuesday morning.

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Melissa is one of the strongest hurricanes recorded in the Atlantic

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How Hurricane Melissa Became One of the Most Intense Atlantic Storms on Record

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as devastating Category 5 storm

Hurricane Melissa intensified Tuesday before making landfall in Jamaica, where officials and residents braced for catastrophic winds, flash flooding and landslides from the Category 5 storm, one of t...

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Hurricane Melissa Is Among The Strongest Atlantic Hurricanes In Over 100 Years

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Hurricane Melissa Bears Down On Jamaica As Its Strongest Storm In Recorded History

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with up to 185mph winds

Weather experts warn the Category 5 storm will bring up to a metre of rain, a life-threatening storm surge of up to four metres, and devastating winds across the island.

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Hurricane Melissa expected to make landfall in Jamaica Tuesday. Here's how to help

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As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity

Tuesday, Oct. 28: National Hurricane Center's update on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

Article last updated: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 2 p.m. ET

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Hurricane Melissa's eye rolls ashore as Jamaicans shelter and wait

The Caribbean storm — among the most powerful in history, with 185 mph winds — is expected to bring flash-flooding and landslides as it slowly moves across the island and heads north toward Cuba.

Why Are We Seeing More Category 5 Hurricanes?

It also marks the first time in 20 years that three or more Category 5 hurricanes have developed over the Atlantic Basin in one season. The last time was in 2005, when Hurricanes Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma all reached Category 5—breaking a record.

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Hurricane Melissa reaches Category 5 strength. No impact expected for Ohio Valley

Hurricane Melissa reached Category 5 status near Jamaica but won't impact the Ohio Valley. Get live updates and tracking information.

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Influencer Faces Backlash After Posting Videos from Jamaica, Joking Category 5 Hurricane Is 'Messing with' Her Vacation

Jamaica is bracing for potentially its strongest storm to ever impact the island, as the slow-moving, major Category 5 hurricane closes in. AccuWeather's Leslie Hudson reports from Lake County, FL, where 16 inches of rain in 6 hours triggered a rare flash flood emergency, washing out roads and flooding homes.

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

Melissa developed into a deadly Category 5 hurricane Monday, Oct. 27, and is expected to have historically catastrophic impacts on the northern Caribbean.

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could soon explode into monstrous major hurricane

Track the latest forecasts for Hurricane Melissa with USA TODAY's storm tracker for Saturday, Oct. 25. The National Hurricane Center reports Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane in the Caribbean on Oct.

Hurricane Melissa kills 7 in Jamaica

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Tuesday, Oct. 28: National Hurricane Center's update on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa's eye rolls ashore as Jamaicans shelter and wait

Why Are We Seeing More Category 5 Hurricanes?

Hurricane Melissa reaches Category 5 strength. No impact expected for Ohio Valley

Influencer Faces Backlash After Posting Videos from Jamaica, Joking Category 5 Hurricane Is 'Messing with' Her Vacation

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

Hurricane Melissa forms, could soon explode into monstrous major hurricane

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