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Hurricane Melissa to Batter Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Conditions deteriorating in Jamaica, PM says

Hurricane Melissa, now a powerful Category 5 storm, is bearing down on Jamaica and is forecast to be the worst storm in the island's history.

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Hurricane Melissa latest: Jamaica braces for world’s strongest storm of 2025 as death toll rises to 7

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm threatens Jamaica with devastation

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Hurricane Melissa explodes into Category 4 storm, expected to hit Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa went through rapid intensification on Saturday, jumping from a Category 2 to a Category 4 by early Sunday morning, the National Hurricane Center said.

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Hurricane Melissa begins lashing Jamaica as 'catastrophic' Category 5 storm

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Live tracker: Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica, threatens to be strongest recorded storm

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean

According to Jamaica’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, landslides are the most common natural hazard in the island nation.

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Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica braces for world's strongest storm of 2025

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Hurricane Melissa Nears Jamaica as ‘Catastrophic’ Storm

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

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

National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, tropical wave. What can Florida expect?

The National Hurricane Center is keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane.

National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, 2 tropical waves. What you should know

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to strengthen into a hurricane and is forecast to become a major hurricane by early next week.

Tropical Storm Melissa: Saturday, Oct. 25 update from the NHC on latest developments

According to the National Hurricane Center's 2 p.m. Saturday advisory, Tropical Storm Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 160 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 235 miles southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. The system is moving to the west-northwest at 1 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.