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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm weakens to Category 3 as it heads toward Cuba

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.

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Hurricane Melissa intensifies to Category 5, threatens Jamaica with 'catastrophic' flooding

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

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Strongest storm of the year closes in on Jamaica with warnings of 'catastrophic' conditions

Forecasters believe the storm could be the strongest hurricane ever to hit Jamaica, with winds of 175mph (282km/h)

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Melissa Slams Jamaica: Deadly Rain, Wind and Surf Ongoing

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Hurricane Melissa UPDATES: Jamaica blasted by 185mph storm as families trapped

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Jamaica declared disaster area due to Hurricane Melissa

Forecasters warned of catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and storm surges as Hurricane Melissa grew even stronger than Hurricane Katrina, the Weather Channel said.

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Hurricane Melissa plows across Jamaica, its eye now moving toward Cuba

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‘Catastrophic' Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa makes history as third-most-intense Category 5 storm in Atlantic Basin

With Hurricane Melissa's rapid intensification, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has produced three Category 5 hurricanes, which hasn't happened in a single season for 20 years. Melissa continues to make history as the third-strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin.

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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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Video From A Plane Inside Hurricane Melissa Confirms You Don't Want To Be There

Footage from a U.S. Air Force weather reconnaissance flight that passed through Hurricane Melissa’s eye confirms you probably don’t want to be there. The U.S. Defense Department released the video after flying multiple passes through the Category 5 storm on Monday to collect weather data for the National Hurricane Center.

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'Hurricane Hunters' who flew into eye of Melissa had to turn back due to turbulence

The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the "Hurricane Hunters," were forced to turn back at one point due to heavy turbulence after flying into the eye of Hurricane Melissa on Monday.