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Hurricane Melissa to hit Jamaica

What to know about storm surge dangers as Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to bring extreme, life-threatening storm surge to Jamaica when it strikes the island as a Category 4 or 5 hurricane on Tuesday.The storm surge will decimate parts of Jamaica's southern coast,

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Melissa a Category 4 hurricane as Jamaica braces for impact

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Melissa upgraded to Category 4 hurricane, but impact to NC appears unlikely

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Hurricane Melissa Begins Lashing Jamaica as 'Catastrophic' Category 5 Storm

Hurricane Melissa began lashing Jamaica with violent gusts on Monday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center upgraded it to a Category 5 storm packing sustained winds of 165 mph, the largest on record t...

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Monster Cat 5 Melissa still getting stronger as it nears Jamaica. Where will it go next?

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Jamaica's PM to citizens as Melissa nears: 'You have been warned'

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Hurricane Melissa slams the Caribbean. See the floods and impact on residents in photos

A drone view shows a vehicle driving along a flooded street amid rain caused by Tropical Storm Melissa, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, October 24, 2025.

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

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Climate Factors Make Jamaica Especially Vulnerable to Hurricane Melissa

Monday, Oct. 27 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 4 Hurricane Melissa

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 2 a.m. ET

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How rarely do Category 4 or 5 hurricanes make landfall?

Only 81 hurricanes have struck as Category 4 or higher since 1851, or about one every other year on average. A couple have crippled multiple points at that strength. Irma, in 2017, managed to hit five countries as a Category 4 or 5 — the most of any storm in the Atlantic.

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Hurricane Melissa forms, could soon explode into monstrous major hurricane

Track the latest forecasts for Hurricane Melissa with USA TODAY's storm tracker for Saturday, Oct. 25. The National Hurricane Center reports Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane in the Caribbean on Oct.