Hurricane Melissa crosses Jamaica
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Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a major Category 4 storm, producing maximum sustained wind speeds of 145 mph. If it maintains its strength, it could become the strongest hurricane to make landfall over the island since the National Hurricane Center started keeping records.
People across the northern Caribbean are beginning to dig out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa, as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed to at least 28 across Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic,
Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 2 a.m. ET The National Hurricane Center's 2 a.m. Thursday update reported that there were numerous changes. Melissa developed into a Category 3 hurricane, before weakening to a Category 2 hurricane.