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Dangerous Category 5 Hurricane Melissa on path for Jamaica

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

The storm is due to make landfall early Tuesday.

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See Hurricane Melissa tracker, projected path of Category 5 storm

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Hurricane Melissa's path: What to expect from the Category 5 storm

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As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa’s ferocity

The warming of the world’s oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa’s wind speed in less than 24 hours over the weekend, climate scientists said Monday.

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Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa, winds now at 175 mph, nears catastrophic strike on Jamaica

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‘Monster’ eye of Hurricane Melissa swirls on path to Jamaica

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Jamaica braces for arrival of strengthening Hurricane Melissa

The hurricane was expected to drop torrential rains of up to 76 centimetres on Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — Haiti and the Dominican Republic — according to the hurricane centre.

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Photos show Hurricane Melissa’s impact on the Caribbean

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Watch: Satellite video shows Hurricane Melissa intensifying near Jamaica

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 latest spaghetti models, Florida forecast, path, trajectory

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

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Atlanta's Jamaican community concerned for family on island in Hurricane Melissa's path

At its current strength, Hurricane Melissa would be the strongest hurricane to hit Jamaica since record-keeping began in 1851.

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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.

Dangerous Category 5 Hurricane Melissa on path for Jamaica

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

Hurricane Melissa latest spaghetti models, Florida forecast, path, trajectory

Atlanta's Jamaican community concerned for family on island in Hurricane Melissa's path

How rarely do Category 4 or 5 hurricanes make landfall?

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