Hurricane Melissa intensifies to a Category 5, threatens to be Jamaica's strongest recorded storm

Government officials on the island said they were worried that fewer than 1,000 people were in the more than 880 open shelters.

Jamaica braces for 'catastrophic' impacts from 175-mph Hurricane Melissa: Updates

Hurricane Melissa has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm, with dangerous winds, storm surge and flash flooding expected in ...

Monday, Oct. 27 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 5 p.m. ET ...

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm threatens Jamaica with devastation

Hurricane Melissa is edging towards Jamaica and set to make landfall as a historic Category 5 storm, with winds of over 160 ...

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

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where ...

Melissa's powerful gusts top 200+ mph. Here's what it forced NOAA aircraft to do

Hurricane Hunters were forced to cut short their reconnaissance mission into the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Monday morning, ...

Hurricane Melissa Live Updates: Category 5 Monster Has Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti In Its Path

Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm, capable of dumping catastrophic rainfall in addition to the powerful winds it's ...

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Jamaica braces for worst storm in its history

Hurricane Melissa, now a powerful Category 5 storm, is bearing down on Jamaica and is forecast to be the worst storm in the island's history. Melissa is set to bring catastrophic winds, rain, flooding ...

Category 5 Melissa to bring 'life threatening and catastrophic' conditions to Jamaica

IT’S A CATEGORY FIVE. GOT UPGRADED TO A FIVE THIS MORNING. LOOK AT ALL THE WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ...