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

At Least 1.6M Children At Risk As Hurricane Melissa Bears Down On Caribbean

UNICEF is supporting emergency preparedness efforts as the strongest storm of the 2025 hurricane season approaches landfall.

What it was like to fly into Hurricane Melissa’s eye

On Sunday night, I flew through Hurricane Melissa’s eye — one of the most striking moments of my career and a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse into meteorology that most will never have. It was humbling, mesmerizing and,

South Florida groups prepare aid shipments for Caribbean as family members grapple with Hurricane Melissa impacts

"It is more than kind of distressing because you don't know when and you don't know how," said Ewan Simpson, who lives in Jamaica.

Hurricane Melissa Is So Strong, Hurricane Hunters Had to Abandon Mission

Hurricane Melissa is a Category 5 storm as of the most recent update from the NHC, with maximum sustained wind gusts reaching 175 mph. The storm is barreling toward Jamaica, where catastrophic, life-threatening damage is expected, as landfall in the Caribbean island nation is forecast for Tuesday.

Melissa grows into Category 3 hurricane while unleashing torrential rain in the north Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane late Saturday, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica.
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