On October 28, 2025, Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 superstorm with sustained winds of 185 mph, bore down on Jamaica, threatening the island's 2.8 million residents with what officials called "catastrophic" damage.

Hurricane Melissa is nearing landfall in Jamaica. It has exploded into one of the most powerful storms ever observed in the Atlantic Basin.

Hurricane Melissa is moving slowly. It reached the coast of Jamaica this afternoon after stalling out over the Caribbean Sea for the past two days. And yet, the winds that form Melissa are shockingly fast.

Hurricane Melissa was moving across Cuba on Wednesday as a Category 2 storm, a day after making landfall in Jamaica.

HURRICANE Melissa is “as extreme as it gets on Earth”, experts have warned in the final hours before the megastorm bulldozes the Caribbean. Seven people have died so far, and locals

Before Hurricane Melissa, the most damaging hurricane to hit Jamaica was Gilbert, which struck the island in September 1988. Gilbert was a Category 4 hurricane when it made landfall and caused tremendous damage from intense winds, storm surge and flooding. Tens of thousands were left homeless, and 49 people were killed.

Hurricane hunters encountered severe turbulence during a flight into Hurricane Melissa, prompting a mandatory return for inspection.

Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just 48 hours, with wind speeds of 185 mph, before weakening to a Category 2 and moving into the middle of