Hurricane Melissa is set to bring catastrophic winds, flooding and storm surge to Jamaica, forecasters have warned.

Hurricane Melissa came ashore as the strongest recorded storm to strike Jamaica, threatening to be the most destructive of the 2025 season. The storm is expected to strike Cuba overnight. Melissa crossed into Jamaica with sustained winds of 185 miles (298 kilometers) per hour — making it a rare Category 5 hurricane at landfall.

Hurricane Melissa churns toward Cuba after devastating Jamaica with life-threatening flooding and violent winds: Live updates - The storm made landfall in the southwestern part of the island, with des

Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a fearsome Category 5 storm. The most powerful hurricane to lash the island since record-keeping began 174 years ago and one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded, Melissa struck Jamaica with sustained winds of 185 mph, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.

Today, Today, there were many developments. Melissa developed into hurricane, before turning into a Category 5 hurricane. Then, it weakened to a Category 4 hurricane and was later downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph.

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall on Jamaica as the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean island in the 174 years since records began.

Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm.

Up to 40 inches of rain, 13 feet of storm surge and 160 mph sustained winds will cause “extensive infrastructure damage” that will cut off communities, the National Hurricane Center warned. Melissa has already killed three people in Haiti and Jamaica each and one person in the Dominican Republic.