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Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa and Cuba

Hurricane Melissa Recap: Catastrophic Jamaica Category 5 Landfall; Damage From Hispaniola To Cuba, Bahamas

Hurricane Melissa made a historic, catastrophic Category 5 landfall in Jamaica, then raked through southeast Cuba and the southeast Bahamas before swiping Bermuda, while it also wrung out days of prol...

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Hurricane Melissa slams Cuba after historic Category 5 strike on Jamaica. Here's where it's headed

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Hurricane Melissa Heads Toward Southeast Bahamas, Bermuda Following Historic Jamaica Category 5 Landfall

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Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction in Jamaica’s Black River

Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction in Jamaica’s Black River CNN’s Derek Van Dam reports from Jamaica’s Black River region, where Hurricane Melissa has damaged homes and infrastructure, leav...

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Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa's destruction

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Phone companies waive fees to help families contact loved ones in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa Is Category 5 With 175 MPH Winds — What’s Next?

Hurricane Melissa is a dangerous Category 5 hurricane with winds of 175 mph. What to expect as the storm approaches Jamaica.

Cuba Is No Stranger to Hurricanes

In the last 25 years, a total of 10 major hurricanes have lashed the island. “Cuba is right in the center of things,” a weather historian said.

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

According to the National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m. Tuesday advisory, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 115 miles west-southwest of Kingston Jamaica and 290 miles southwest of Guantanamo Cuba. With maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, the hurricane is moving to the north-northeast at 5 mph.

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

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

Will Hurricane Melissa affect the UK weather?

Now, as a weakened category 2 storm, there have been some impacts felt in the Bahamas, with Melissa tracking toward Bermuda on Thursday. Beyond that, as can be fairly typical, Melissa will weaken so that it will no longer be a hurricane or tropical storm as it moves into the North Atlantic.