Jamaica, Melissa and National Hurricane Center

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Widespread destruction reported in Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a major Category 4 storm, producing maximum sustained wind speeds of 145 mph. If it maintains its strength, it could become the strongest hurricane to make landfall over the island since the National Hurricane Center started keeping records.

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Hurricane Melissa livestreams and cameras from Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa latest: Jamaica braces for world’s strongest storm of 2025 as death toll rises to 7
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S...

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Members of Waterloo region's Caribbean association 'anxious' as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall
Hurricane Melissa Wallops Eastern Cuba Overnight
Shutdown deadlines loom and the destruction of Hurricane Melissa: Morning Rundown
The consequences of a U.S. government shutdown will intensify this week as the funding lapse nears a full month, with no resolution in sight.

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Hurricane Melissa’s destructive aftermath emerges after running through the Caribbean
Eye of Melissa moves past Jamaica after hitting as strongest hurricane in the region in 174 years

Hurricane Melissa live: 'Heartbreaking' aerial footage reveals scale of destruction in Jamaica - as deaths reported

Hurricane Melissa has hit Cuba after leaving a trail of destruction in Jamaica, though the full extent of its impact remains unclear. Watch and follow live below.

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

Jamaican officials warned Sunday that some communities may not survive “catastrophic” flash floods as Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 4 storm, inched slowly toward the island. Melissa was packing maximum sustained winds of 145 mph and moving west at 5 mph,

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,
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How to help Hurricane Melissa relief efforts

Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday afternoon near New Hope, Jamaica, as a Category 5 storm, with winds of 185 mph. The big picture: Melissa is the strongest storm to make landfall in the country in 174 years.
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