Hurricane Melissa towards Cuba and Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa is an active, slow-moving, and extremely powerful tropical cyclone in the Caribbean Sea, currently threatening the Greater Antilles, particularly Jamaica, southeastern Cuba, and Hispaniola. The thirteenth named storm, fifth...

Three dead in Jamaica as category 5 Hurricane Melissa approaches landfall

Hurricane Melissa is expected to bring “catastrophic and life-threatening winds, flooding and storm surge to Jamaica”, US officials have warned as the Category 5 storm is set for landfall. As the country braced for the hurricane, Jamaican Prime...

Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as a Category 5 Hurricane, the strongest storm to hit the island in 174 years

Good morning, Houston. I’m Ninfa Saavedra. 👾 Here in Houston, we are keeping an eye out on Hurricane Melissa, although it’s not hitting our area, the Hurricane is set to hit Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since...

Menacing video shows ‘monster eye’ of Hurricane Melissa — as planet’s strongest storm this year barrels towards Jamaica

Alarming video has captured the monster eye of Hurricane Melissa barreling towards Jamaica — as the planet’s strongest storm this year was on track to pummel the Caribbean island early Tuesday. The slow-moving “catastrophic” Category 5 storm was...

Convoy of Hope Mobilizes to Aid Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa Devastates the Island

Humanitarian Organization Sends Emergency Relief Supplies and Prepares for Long-term Recovery Amid Category 5 Storm SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica with life-threatening winds, flooding...

Hurricane Melissa could be Jamaica's "storm of the century," forecasters say

Kingston, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa is hitting Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago. Landslides, fallen trees and numerous power outages are being reported, with...

'Storm hunters' fly through Hurricane Melissa eye as Jamaica braces for impact

A US Air Force squad known as the Hurricane Hunters has flown through the eye of Hurricane Melissa, which is packing winds of 282 kilometres per hour as it moves slowly towards southern Jamaica. The category five hurricane is forecast to make...

Hurricane Melissa could be the worst Jamaica has experienced since records began

Breadcrumb Trail Links News World The country's top officials have urged people on the island of 2.8 million to cooperate with evacuation orders Author of the article: AFP by Andre Rich, with Maggy Donaldson in New York Published Oct 28, 2025 • 3...

Hurricane Melissa tracker: Three dead in Jamaica during 'preparation' for storm's arrival

Three people have been killed in storm-related incidents in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa closes in on the Caribbean country. The deaths took place during "preparation" for Hurricane Melissa, the country's health ministry wrote on X. "We urge the...

Hurricane Melissa slowly approaching Jamaica as Category 5 storm

TITUSVILLE. I’M GAIL PASCHALL-BROWN, WESH TWO NEWS. OF COURSE WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE TROPICS IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT LET’S STICK WITH THAT LOCAL FORECAST BECAUSE WE HAD ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON WITH EVEN MORE FLOOD...

How Hurricanes form & why Jamaica is facing nature’s wrath with Hurricane Melissa

When the ocean gets too hot, nature throws a tantrum. That tantrum has a name: a hurricane. Hurricanes are born when warm ocean water, usually above 26°C, meets moist tropical air. The heat rises, the air spins, and suddenly the sky starts brewing...

SNAP benefits set to expire this week. And, Jamaica braces for a Category 5 storm

Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories More than 40 million Americans will soon be...

Image of the day: The Eye of Hurricane Melissa South of Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm on the planet in 2025, rapidly intensified in the central Atlantic before sweeping across the Caribbean. The hurricane reached rare Category 5 status with sustained winds of 175 mph (282 km/h) and stronger...

Three people have died in Jamaica as it braces for the world’s strongest storm this year

All Q102 News An estimated 50-thousand people are without power. With winds hitting 282 kilometres an hour, it’s a category five storm, the most powerful level. More than one-metre of rain could fall on the island - with concern about...

Hurricane Melissa Roars Toward Jamaica as Category 5 Monster, Threatening Catastrophic Devastation

WASHINGTON — Tropical storm conditions pummeled Jamaica late Monday as Hurricane Melissa, a ferocious Category 5 behemoth, churned inexorably toward the island nation with maximum sustained winds clocking in at 175 miles per hour (281 kilometers...

New Yorkers fear as Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa, its strongest storm in recorded history

The terrifying scale of the storm above the Caribbean(Image: RAMMB/CIRA/AFP via Getty Images) Jamaica is bracing for landfall of the most powerful storm in the Caribbean island's recorded history. Hurricane Melissa is set to pummel the island...

Hurricane Melissa to soon hit Jamaica with ‘catastrophic’ 280kmh winds as it becomes one of the strongest storms in history

The storm was expected to make landfall early on Tuesday and slice diagonally across the island, entering near St Elizabeth parish in the south and exiting around St Ann parish in the north, forecasters said. Hours before the storm, the government...

Jamaica warns of mass destruction as Hurricane Melissa looms

Jamaican officials urged the public to get to higher ground and shelters ahead of Hurricane Melissa's expected landfall Tuesday, with the prime minister warning it could bring massive devastation. The Category 5 storm -- which could be the...

Jamaican Prime Minister warns of Hurricane Melissa proximity Jamaican

This would be the strongest hurricane to directly impact Jamaica since Gilbert in 1988, according to NHC data. Hurricane Melissa is advancing towards Jamaica as a category 5 system, with winds of 280 km/h and rainfall of up to 750 mm. Photo: EFE...

Jamaica is braced for ‘Melissa’ as hurricane upgraded to Category 5

Melissa is forecast to make landfall on the island and cross Cuba and the Bahamas through tomorrow. Early yesterday, Melissa was centred about 220 kilometres south-west of Kingston, Jamaica and about 515 kilometres southwest of Guantanamo, Cuba,...