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Hurricane Melissa Strengthens to Category 5

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm set to bring devastation to Jamaica

Maximum sustained winds from the Category 5 storm are near 175 mph with higher gusts, according to the latest data from the NHC.

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Hurricane Melissa Live Updates: Category 5 Landfall Imminent As Jamaica Takes Cover

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Hurricane Melissa Live Updates: Jamaica Takes Direct Hit From Catastrophic Category 5 Storm

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Hurricane Melissa Barrels Down on Jamaica as Category 5 Storm

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened to a Category 5 storm and is expected to produce catastrophic floods and heavy infrastructure damage in Jamaica.

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Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane and is forecast to make landfall in Jamaica

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Melissa a Category 4 Hurricane as Jamaica Braces for Impact

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Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica braces for world's strongest storm of 2025

"This extreme rainfall potential, owing to the slow motion, is going to create a catastrophic event here for Jamaica," Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the US-based National Hurricane Center (NHC), sa...

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and 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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Influencer Faces Backlash After Posting Videos from Jamaica, Joking Category 5 Hurricane Is 'Messing with' Her Vacation

The U.S. Defense Department has released footage of views inside Hurricane Melissa. The military said a U.S. Air Force Reserve crew from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the "Hurricane Hunters," flew multiple passes through Melissa on Monday to collect critical weather data for the National Hurricane Center.

Jamaica has weathered many hurricanes but not the most powerful ones

Jamaica's central location in the Caribbean, the island has never recorded a direct landfall from a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, according to records from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) dating back to 1850.