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Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm

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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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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Jamaica braces for worst storm in its history

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: At least 7 dead across the Caribbean as storm becomes strongest on the planet

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‘Communities Will Not Survive’: Jamaica Prepares For Worst Ever Storm As Melissa Intensifies to Category 5

Hurricane Melissa intensified to a Category 5 storm on Monday amid forecasts of “life-threatening flash flooding,” landslides, and “destructive winds” expected to impact Jamaica ahead of its landfall ...

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Hurricane Melissa Barrels Down on Jamaica as Category 5 Storm

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Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane and is forecast to make landfall in Jamaica

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As the Atlantic Ocean Warms, Climate Change Is Fueling Hurricane Melissa's Ferocity

A 2023 study had found that Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to intensify rapidly from minor storms to powerful and catastrophic events.

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Hurricane Melissa could be strongest to ever hit Jamaica

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Melissa Strengthens To A Category 5 Hurricane As It Nears Jamaica

National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, tropical wave. What can Florida expect?

The National Hurricane Center is keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane.

National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Melissa, 2 tropical waves. Florida impacts?

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to undergo rapid intensification and grow into a powerful Category 4 hurricane by early next week.

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 Threatens Catastrophic Flash Flooding and Landslides in the Caribbean

The National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Melissa poses a threat of catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola

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National Hurricane Center tracking Tropical Storm Lorenzo, 3 tropical waves. What's next?

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three tropical waves: A far eastern Atlantic tropical wave is near 25W from the western Cabo Verde Islands southward, and moving west around 17 mph. Scattered moderate to isolated strong convection is found from 04N to 13N between 21W and 30W.