The National Hurricane Center's 4 a.m. Friday update reported that Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is in the Atlantic Ocean, 160 miles west-northwest of Bermuda. The hurricane is moving northeast at 38 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight after battering Jamaica as one of the most powerful landfalling storms in Atlantic basin history.

The National Hurricane Center's 11 a.m. Wednesday update reported that Melissa left Cuba and headed to the Atlantic Ocean. Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is in the Atlantic Ocean, 150 miles south of the Central Bahamas and 1,005 miles southwest of Bermuda. The hurricane is moving to the northeast at 14 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph.

Article last updated: Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, 7 a.m. ET

Former Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, weakened after leaving a trail of devastation across Caribbean islands.

The news “underscores the profound ecological toll that Hurricane Melissa will have on Jamaica’s biodiversity,” said one expert on the island.

Up to 25 inches of rain could fall in eastern Cuba, causing "life-threatening" flash floods and landslides, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Melissa is moving slowly. It reached the coast of Jamaica this afternoon after stalling out over the Caribbean Sea for the past two days. And yet, the winds that form Melissa are shockingly fast.