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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

Hamilton group organizes effort to aid Hurricane Melissa recovery after Category 5 storm pummels Jamaica

More than 24 hours after Hurricane Melissa pummelled Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, Chris Garwood was still trying to make contact with his mother and a sister who live in St. Elizabeth p...

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Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica, making landfall as strongest storm in nation's history

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Hurricane Melissa Heads Into The Atlantic Following Historic Jamaica Category 5 Landfall

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Hurricane Melissa pummels Jamaica, hits Cuba. Latest forecast, spaghetti models

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba Oct. 29 as a Category 2 storm after pummeling Jamaica a day earlier as the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

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Hurricane leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

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See photos of powerful Hurricane Melissa effects as it slams Jamaica

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UK charters flights to get Britons out of Jamaica

The Foreign Office announcement comes a day after the UK government pledged £2.5m to help with the relief effort, with the funds going towards delivering emergency supplies such as shelter kits, wate...

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Hurricane Melissa Leaves 25 Dead in Haiti, Causes Widespread Damage in Jamaica and Cuba

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Haiti, Jamaica, and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction

Monday, Oct. 27: National Hurricane Center's update on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 4 p.m. ET

Why Are We Seeing More Category 5 Hurricanes?

It also marks the first time in 20 years that three or more Category 5 hurricanes have developed over the Atlantic Basin in one season. The last time was in 2005, when Hurricanes Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma all reached Category 5—breaking a record.

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San Diego woman's family safe but homes damaged as Category 5 Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica

A University Heights woman confirms her 80 family members in Jamaica are safe after Hurricane Melissa, but their homes suffered damage from the Category 5 storm.

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Falcons owner Arthur Blank donates $1.5 million to Hurricane Melissa relief funds

Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons, has pledged an initial $1.5 million through his foundation to aid Hurricane Melissa relief efforts across Jamaica and the Caribbean.

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The dangerous combination that made Melissa a monster hurricane

Hurricane Melissa barreled into Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with some of the fastest winds and strongest intensities ever recorded. The storm blew through the Caribbean island’s southwestern coast,