Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica

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Will Hurricane Melissa impact South Florida as it heads toward Jamaica, Cuba? See its projected path.
However, Melissa could be the most powerful hurricane ever to hit Jamaica, according to the NHC. It's forecast to bring "life-threatening and potentially catastrophic" flash flooding and landslides to the area and the southern parts of Haiti, the Dominican Republic and eastern Cuba over the next few days.

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FIRST ALERT: Category 5 hurricane Melissa bring devestating impacts to Jamaica, Cuba
Hurricane Melissa turns deadly Category 5 storm; Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba brace for impact
Hurricane Melissa could be the strongest to hit Jamaica since records began in 1851
Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches (76 centimetres) of rain and a life-threatening storm surge.

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Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa, winds now at 175 mph, nears catastrophic strike on Jamaica
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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as possibly the island's strongest recorded storm
Melissa intensifies to Category 5 on path to slam into Jamaica as island's strongest recorded storm
A storm surge of up to 13 feet (4 meters) was expected along the coast in Kingston, which Porter said is home to critical infrastructure such as Jamaica’s main international airport and power plants....

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa rears up for record-setting strike on Jamaica
Jamaica braces for Category 4 Hurricane Melissa’s rain, possibly record winds

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm threatens Jamaica with devastation

Hurricane Melissa is edging towards Jamaica and set to make landfall as a historic Category 5 storm, with winds of over 160 mph. Jamaica is bracing for what the National Hurricane Center said would be catastrophic flash flooding and landslides caused by up to 40 inches of rain in some places. The storm is due to make landfall early Tuesday.

Monday, Oct. 27 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 5 p.m. ET
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Navy evacuates nearly 900 from Cuba as Hurricane Melissa approaches

The U.S. Navy relocated hundreds of nonessential personnel from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Florida over the weekend.
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