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Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa forecast to become a rare Category 5 ahead of historic landfall in Jamaica, bringing flooding and mudslides

Melissa rapidly intensified going into Sunday morning and is now a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds. The US National Hurricane Center expects it to strengthen into a rare Category 5 hurricane on Sunday night or early Monday.

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Hurricane Melissa threatens life-threatening flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

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Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forecast to bring catastrophic flooding

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Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps toward island

Tropical Storm Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

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Jamaicans braced for floods and damaging winds as Hurricane Melissa set to make landfall

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Hurricane Forecasters Warn Melissa Could Be ‘Potentially Catastrophic’ for Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 as it approaches Jamaica

Areas of Jamaica could “already be experiencing tropical storm force winds & heavy rains,” with conditions expected to “get much worse there through Monday and Tuesday,” the NHC said.

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Melissa Strengthens Into A Category 4 Hurricane, Threatening Catastrophic Flooding In Jamaica, Haiti

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Hurricane Melissa Maps Tracker: Forecasts, Spaghetti Models, Impacts And More

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Melissa strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, posing dire threat to Jamaica and Haiti

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane and could grow further. As much as 40 inches of rain are forecast in parts of the northern Caribbean.

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Hurricane Melissa’s Wind Speeds Doubled in Less Than a Day

The intensity of a hurricane is measured by its maximum sustained wind speed, and when that speed increases by at least 35 miles per hour in a 24-hour period — or roughly two categories on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale — meteorologists call that “rapid intensification.”

Sunday, Oct. 26 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 4 Hurricane Melissa

Article last updated: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, 2 p.m. ET