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

The storm is due to make landfall early Tuesday.

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See Hurricane Melissa tracker, projected path of Category 5 storm

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

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Jamaica Braces as Rapidly Intensifying Hurricane Melissa Creeps Toward Island

A hurricane warning is in place for Jamaica, and the NHC said life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected in portions of southern Hispaniola and Jamaica into early nex...

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Hurricane Melissa now major Category 3 storm, forecast to reach Category 5. Florida update

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Latest on Category 4 Hurricane Melissa: Monday, Oct. 27 update from the NHC

National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, 2 tropical waves. Florida impacts?

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to undergo rapid intensification and grow into a powerful Category 4 hurricane by early next week.

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

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 5 p.m. ET

Interactive maps show timeline, predicted strength of Tropical Storm Melissa over next 5 days

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to rapidly intensify over the weekend into a Category 4 hurricane, and could get even stronger. Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to rapidly intensify over the weekend into a Category 4 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Storm Melissa forecast to become a major hurricane and bring 'catastrophic flash flooding and landslides.' See its projected path.

The slow-moving storm is expected to bring heavy rainfall and life-threatening flash flooding and landslides to parts of Jamaica and Haiti, forecasters say.