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

The hurricane center said in a 5 a.m. ET advisory on Oct. 27 Melissa was located about 130 miles south-southwest of Kingston, ...

The most powerful storm to hit the region since 1988 could inundate some areas of eastern Jamaica with up to 40 inches of ...

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

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica, where forecasters ...

The hurricane is the strongest to hit Jamaica in recent history. It has already caused fatalities in Haiti and the Dominican ...

Tropical Storm Melissa continued its slow slog across the Caribbean Sea on the morning of Oct. 25, and forecasters said the ...

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 1 p.m. ET ...

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm as it churned northwest through the Caribbean Sea toward Jamaica.

Melissa developed into a deadly Category 5 hurricane Monday, Oct. 27, and is expected to have historically catastrophic ...