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Caribbean, Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa has wreaked havoc in the Caribbean. Here's how you can help.

Hurricane Melissa has caused widespread destruction across the Caribbean, leaving at least seven dead and thousands more displaced and in the dark.

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Hurricane Melissa Continues Wreaking Havoc on Caribbean Travel

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U.S. evacuates Guantanamo Bay as Hurricane Melissa slams Caribbean

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Fear of mass destruction in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa churns in

Hurricane Melissa is bearing down on Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean as a top-level Category 5 storm, with forecasters predicting catastrophic flooding and urging residents to seek shelter im...

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Much of Jamaica without power or phone service as Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba

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Hurricane Melissa targets Jamaica as deadly Cat 5 while Sarasota keeps close watch

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Woman's worry for family as hurricane closes in

Forecasters believe the category five storm could be the strongest ever to hit the Caribbean nation, with winds of 175mph (282km/h).

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The Latest: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa set to make landfall in Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica wit violent winds as authorities warn of 'extremely dangerous' situation

Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa, strongest storm ever to hit Jamaica, roars onward into Cuba

Hurricane Melissa unleashed devastation in Jamaica as the strongest storm on record ever to hit the Caribbean island nation, and roared later on Wednesday into eastern Cuba, smashing the city of Santiago and flooding rural land.

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Hurricane Melissa latest: ‘Unprecedented catastrophe’ leaves Jamaica in rubble as storm rips through Cuba

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Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica with violent winds as authorities warn of 'catastrophic' flooding

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Watch live as Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall, Unleashing Devastating Force Across Jamaica

Life-threatening flooding and the potential for deadly landslides were expected to continue across Jamaica in the storm’s wake.

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Hurricane Melissa ‘as extreme as it gets on Earth’ as deadly 175mph megastorm nearing Jamaica tops Katrina in intensity

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What makes Melissa such a dangerous storm

Latest update from the National Hurricane Center on Category 4 Hurricane Melissa for Wednesday, Oct. 29

Rainfall. Melissa is expected to bring an additional 4 to 8 inches across Jamaica, where storm total amounts will be between 12 to 24 inches. Isolated areas near 30 inches will be possible over mountainous terrain. Ongoing catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides will continue through Tuesday night.

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Tuesday, Oct. 28: National Hurricane Center's update on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

According to the National Hurricane Center's 11 a.m. Tuesday advisory, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 40 miles southeast of Negril Jamaica and 235 miles southwest of Guantanamo Cuba. With maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, the hurricane is moving to the north-northeast at 9 mph.

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National Hurricane Center tracking tropical wave moving toward Caribbean. Will it strengthen?

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical wave in the central Atlantic which is moving quickly toward the Caribbean. There also is a non-tropical system over the northwestern Atlantic — well away from Florida — that may develop into a tropical or subtropical storm over the next several days, according to AccuWeather.

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National Hurricane Center eyes Caribbean for potential tropical system next week

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring a tropical wave for the possibility of tropical development in the Atlantic Ocean.

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

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 11 p.m. ET

October 27, 2025: News on Hurricane Melissa

Up to 40 inches of rain, 13 feet of storm surge and 160 mph sustained winds will cause “extensive infrastructure damage” that will cut off communities, the National Hurricane Center warned. Melissa has already killed three people in Haiti and Jamaica each and one person in the Dominican Republic.