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Melissa, National Hurricane Center and Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa Live Updates: Historic Storm Makes Landfall In Jamaica

Melissa was still sustaining wind speeds of 185 miles per hour when it made landfall. Wind gusts could reach even higher speeds over 200 mph in Jamaica’s mountains, National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan said in an earlier update.

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: 'Extremely dangerous' storm makes landfall in Jamaica as Category 5

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See Hurricane Melissa tracker, projected path of Category 5 storm

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Melissa Strengthens To A Category 5 Hurricane As It Nears Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain and a life-threatening storm surge.

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Tuesday, Oct. 28 update: Latest on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa from the National Hurricane Center

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

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Category 4 Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti

It could reach Category 5 strength Monday with winds greater than 157 mph (250 kph).

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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

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.

October 27, 2025: News on Hurricane Melissa

Melissa has already killed three people in Haiti and Jamaica each and one person in the Dominican Republic. United Nations staff are preparing to deploy to Cuba and Jamaica this week as the region nervously awaits landfall of Hurricane Melissa.