MAJOR Hurricane Melissa is the strongest storm on the planet right now! One of the ways to measure the strength of hurricanes is barometric pressure. As of the latest update, Melissa’s barometric pressure is an astonishing 896 mb,

Hurricane Melissa, which is stronger than Hurricane Katrina, is set to bring catastrophic winds, flash flooding and high storm surges to the island of Jamaica.

Jamaica braces for world’s strongest storm of 2025 as death toll rises to 7 - At least seven people have already been killed as the storm batters the Caribbean with heavy winds and torrential rainfall

Melissa strengthened into a major hurricane and is expected to bring "catastrophic" flash flooding and landslides to Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

The Category 5 storm made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph and an estimated minimum central pressure of 892 millibars.

The storm killed about 20 people in Haiti and flooded more than 160 homes. Five bodies were found in Jamaica, and one person died in the Dominican Republic. The U.S. State Department has asked the military to assist with disaster relief efforts.

Melissa is undergoing extreme rapid intensification and is a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds Sunday morning. The US National Hurricane Center expects it to strengthen into a rare Category 5 hurricane tonight.

Melissa made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph and an estimated minimum central pressure of 892 mb, the National Hurricane Center said.

At least 48 deaths have been reported throughout Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. "I have never seen a disaster like this in my life," says FOX Weather correspondent Robert Ray, who has covered many other natural disasters in his career.

Melissa is now a Category 1 moving through the Bahamas after the storm made a historic landfall in Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history.