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Hurricane Melissa barrels toward Jamaica with 175 mph winds; 40 inches of rain possible l LIVE
Hurricane Melissa intensified into a powerful Category 5 storm and remained on track to slam Jamaica with a destructive storm surge, damaging winds and life-threatening flash flooding.
With peak sustained winds of 175 mph and gusts exceeding 210 mph, Hurricane Melissa is forecast to be the strongest storm ever to strike Jamaica.
Storm barrels toward Bermuda after leaving trail of destruction across Caribbean - Hurricane Melissa is now passing over the Bahamas and is expected to hit Bermuda Thursday evening
Hurricane Melissa, a devastating Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph as of Monday morning, Oct. 27, is nearing Jamaica.
At least 30 deaths have been attributed to Hurricane Melissa across Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican republic, authorities said. Torrential rain from the storm reportedly caused a river in southern Haiti to overflow, killing at least 25 people, the mayor of Petit-Goâve, Jean Bertrand Subrème, told the Associated Press on Wednesday.
The National Hurricane Center is tracking newly formed Tropical Storm Melissa — the 13th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm is expected to gradually strengthen over the next few days.
Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica with life-threatening storm surge as Cubans warned to seek shelter: Live updates - The storm made landfall in the southwestern part of the island, with destructive winds