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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

‘Blows my mind’: Hurricane Melissa wasn’t just a Category 5, it showed ‘extraordinary’ intensity

Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on Tuesday on the south coast of Jamaica, not only made history, the storm shocked hurricane experts with its abilities.

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica

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

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Hurricane Melissa kills at least 30 in the Caribbean as it crosses the Bahamas

Hurricane Melissa has been downgraded to a still-dangerous Category 3, with authorities in Jamaica expecting fatalities.

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Hurricane Melissa leaves at least 24 dead in Haiti

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Hurricane Melissa leaves 49 dead in Caribbean, churns north

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Hurricane Melissa moves past Cuba after hitting Jamaica; death toll climbs in Haiti

In southern Haiti, torrential rain from Melissa caused a river to burst its banks, killing at least 25 people, Haitian authorities said.

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Government charters flights to help Britons leave Jamaica after hurricane

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Live Updates: Haiti and Jamaica Assess Damage as Hurricane Melissa Barrels Toward Bermuda

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

Article last updated: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 1 a.m. ET

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19 fatalities in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa, death toll expected to rise

Nineteen people are confirmed dead in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa, which tore through the island as a Category 5 hurricane this week.

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Warming Made Hurricane Melissa Four Times More Likely

Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba this week as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record. A new analysis finds that warming made the cyclone four times as likely to hit today as in preindustrial times.

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

Grandma's Heartbreaking Reaction to News Family Home Was Destroyed by Hurricane Melissa (Exclusive)

When Rebecca Morris and her family learned that Hurricane Melissa was barreling toward Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, panic set in immediately. Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica on Tuesday, Oct. 28, as a catastrophic Category 5 storm.

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Hurricane Melissa leaves a trail of devastation after tearing through the Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa brought devastation and death to the Caribbean as it tore through the region as one of the most powerful storms on earth in more than 150 years.

Aerial images of Black River, Jamaica reveal extent of destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa

Images from a helicopter over Black River, a coastal town of 5,000 in southwestern Jamaica, show the extent of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.

Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as possibly the island’s strongest recorded storm

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches of rain and a life-threatening storm surge.