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Is Melissa a Category 6 hurricane? What to know about the Saffir-Simpson scale

Hurricane Melissa is approaching Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds.

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Hurricane Melissa intensifies to Category 5, threatens Jamaica with 'catastrophic' flooding

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

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Melissa Kills 25 in Haiti, Nearly 30 Total as Hurricane Batters Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa barreled through the northern Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba's second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drench...

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Hurricane Melissa targets Jamaica as deadly Cat 5 while Sarasota keeps close watch

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Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa Leaves 25 Dead in Haiti, Causes Widespread Damage in Jamaica and Cuba

Authorities in Cuba had evacuated more than 700,000 people, according to Granma, the official newspaper, and forecasters said the Category 4 storm would unleash catastrophic damage in Santiago de Cuba...

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"Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Melissa lashing Cuba after pounding Jamaica

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People stuck on roofs after Jamaica's worst hurricane, says minister, as storm heads to Bahamas

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.

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

Article last updated: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 7 a.m. ET

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm makes landfall in Jamaica as strongest ever to hit island, with 185 mph winds

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, the strongest ever to hit the island. According to the National Hurricane Center, Melissa made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph.

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Hurricane forecast: Melissa a Cat. 5 monster in the making with Florida dodging the bullet

We will be very fortunate if Melissa does not cause a humanitarian disaster, even as Florida is again in the clear of a strange 2025 hurricane season.

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

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 4 p.m. ET