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Hurricane Melissa kills 7 in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm now Category 4 after making landfall in Jamaica

Melissa, which is now a Category 4 hurricane, is bringing catastrophic winds, rain and storm surge to Jamaica, where residents and tourists are sheltering in place. Melissa is now a Category 4 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds decreased to 150 mph, but it remains an extremely dangerous storm as it sweeps across western Jamaica.

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Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa, winds now at 175 mph, nears catastrophic strike on Jamaica

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa Is Among the Most Powerful Atlantic Hurricanes on Record

Hurricane Melissa is now among the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record.

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Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa edges toward Jamaica with 175 mph winds. What happens next?

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Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica

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The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa set to make landfall in Jamaica

It is expected to slice diagonally across the island, entering near St. Elizabeth parish in the south and exiting around St. Ann parish in the north, before heading for Cuba.

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Hurricane Melissa Is Set to Hit Jamaica as Its Strongest Storm Since Records Began

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As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity

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Hurricane Melissa makes history as third-most-intense Category 5 storm in Atlantic Basin

With Hurricane Melissa's rapid intensification, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has produced three Category 5 hurricanes, which hasn't happened in a single season for 20 years. Melissa continues to make history as the third-strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin.

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Video From A Plane Inside Hurricane Melissa Confirms You Don't Want To Be There

Footage from a U.S. Air Force weather reconnaissance flight that passed through Hurricane Melissa’s eye confirms you probably don’t want to be there. The U.S. Defense Department released the video after flying multiple passes through the Category 5 storm on Monday to collect weather data for the National Hurricane Center.

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

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

Why Are We Seeing More Category 5 Hurricanes?

It also marks the first time in 20 years that three or more Category 5 hurricanes have developed over the Atlantic Basin in one season. The last time was in 2005, when Hurricanes Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma all reached Category 5—breaking a record.

‘Sinisterly serene’: Storm chaser describes flying into eye of Hurricane Melissa

Matthew Cappucci, a senior meteorologist at MyRadar and storm chaser, spoke with NBC News’ Kate Snow about his experience flying into the eye of Hurricane Melissa aboard a NOAA aircraft and the concerns over the Category 5 storm making landfall.

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Influencer Faces Backlash After Posting Videos from Jamaica, Joking Category 5 Hurricane Is 'Messing with' Her Vacation

Jamaica is bracing for potentially its strongest storm to ever impact the island, as the slow-moving, major Category 5 hurricane closes in. AccuWeather's Leslie Hudson reports from Lake County, FL, where 16 inches of rain in 6 hours triggered a rare flash flood emergency, washing out roads and flooding homes.

Hurricane Melissa latest spaghetti models, Florida forecast, path, trajectory

Melissa developed into a deadly Category 5 hurricane Monday, Oct. 27, and is expected to have historically catastrophic impacts on the northern Caribbean.

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could soon explode into monstrous major hurricane

Track the latest forecasts for Hurricane Melissa with USA TODAY's storm tracker for Saturday, Oct. 25. The National Hurricane Center reports Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane in the Caribbean on Oct.