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Hurricane Melissa Bears Down on Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as a Category 5 storm on its way to Cuba.

Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 5 storm as it draws closer to Jamaica, where forecasters say it will unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage.

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Hurricane Melissa latest track update: Category 5 storm will soon hit Jamaica, Cuba

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island's strongest recorded storm

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it bears down on Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa is moving slowly toward Jamaica, with forecasters saying it has intensified into a Category 5 storm — the highest level of hurricane strength — as it approaches the island country.

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Melissa Strengthens To A Category 5 Hurricane As It Nears Jamaica

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Jamaica braces for its most powerful hurricane as Hurricane Melissa to strike island

Live Updates: Jamaica Warns Hurricane Melissa Will Bring Catastrophic Winds and Rain

The Category 5 storm is the most powerful in the Atlantic Ocean this year. The authorities in Jamaica and Cuba have issued evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people.

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

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 11 p.m. ET

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Jamaica braces for 'catastrophic' impacts from 175-mph Hurricane Melissa: Updates

Melissa, a Category 5 storm, is expected to slam into the southern coast of Jamaica on Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, with catastrophic consequences. It's also set to approach Cuba as a major hurricane and cross the central and southeastern Bahamas,

Why Hurricane Melissa's intensity and slow-moving speed are a recipe for disaster

Jamaica is expected to be in the storm's eyewall, which refers to the band of dense clouds surrounding the eye of the hurricane. The eyewall generally produces the fiercest winds and heaviest rainfall, according to Deanna Hence, a professor of climate, meteorology and atmospheric sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.