Top 10 Hurricanes in History

national hurricane center, Tropical Storm Melissa

What is the strongest hurricane ever recorded? Where Melissa places in the top 10

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has made landfall already in Jamaica and Cuba, as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall.

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Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic

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Hurricane Melissa ranks as one of the strongest Atlantic storms to make landfall in recorded history

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Hurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti, causes widespread damage in Jamaica and Cuba

Hurricane Melissa barrelled toward eastern Cuba, where it was expected to make landfall as a major storm early on Wednesday (October 29, 2025) after pummelling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic...

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Decoding Hurricane Melissa: Where it’s headed, when winds hit, and what to watch next

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in eastern Cuba, leaves trail of destruction in Caribbean

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Caribbean islands reel from Hurricane Melissa’s devastating impact as storm heads north

At least 30 people are known to have died, though the full toll of the catastrophic storm may take days or weeks to be determined.

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Deadly Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba: What we know so far

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Hurricane Melissa kills over 30 in the Caribbean as it heads toward the Bahamas

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The 2025 hurricane season just made history again. Here’s how

With Melissa reaching Category 5 status on Monday, the 2025 hurricane season becomes only the second in recorded history to have three Category 5 storms in one year.

Melissa joins small list of Category 5 hurricanes that have made landfall

Now, after days of torrential rainfall and strong winds, seven reported fatalities, and with maximum sustained wind speeds reaching a devastating 185 mph, Melissa has made history as the first Category 5 hurricane in recorded history to make landfall in Jamaica.

Jamaica has weathered many hurricanes but not the most powerful ones

Jamaica's central location in the Caribbean, the island has never recorded a direct landfall from a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, according to records from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) dating back to 1850.

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Where is Hurricane Melissa headed next? See path tracker, forecast

Forecasters say Melissa is moving toward the north-northeast at around 21 mph and is expected to continue accelerating northeastward.

Why Hurricane Melissa turned into a supercharged monster

Hotter-than-average Caribbean water made Hurricane Melissa stronger and wetter. Its part of a trend that scientists link back to climate change.