IT’S A CATEGORY FIVE. GOT UPGRADED TO A FIVE THIS MORNING. LOOK AT ALL THE WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF JAMAICA ALL THE WAY TO CUBA HAITI AS WELL. THIS IS JUST GOING TO CONTINUE ON TO MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH.

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to reorganize over the Central Caribbean Sea over the next several days and eventually form into a major hurricane late this weekend. With its slow motion, the

The National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Melissa poses a threat of catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola. Experts highlighted the mountainous

Hurricane Melissa is expected to continue strengthening and become a Category 5 hurricane, according to the NHC, Saturday, Oct. 25.

Article last updated: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, 11 p.m. ET

Hurricane Melissa is currently sustaining winds near 140 mph, and is expected to make landfall in Jamaica on Monday.

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.

The storm's slow movement is expected to bring a deluge of rain to multiple countries in the Caribbean, and prolong its dangerous impacts over a period of several days.

Tropical Storm Melissa was churning in the Caribbean late Tuesday, according to forecasters warning Hispaniola to expect heavy rains and flooding over the next few days.