The slow-moving storm is forecast to reach Category 5 strength, which would be the strongest to hit Jamaica on record.

Direct landfalls from big hurricanes are rare for Jamaica. Melissa could pummel Jamaica as an “upper-end” Category 4 ...

Melissa was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane as it made its way toward Jamaica and is expected to strengthen, the National ...

Authorities across the Caribbean opened shelters and evacuated residents from low-lying areas. An ‘unprecedented’ amount of ...

Hurricane Melissa is currently sustaining winds near 140 mph, and is expected to make landfall in Jamaica on Monday.

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane and could grow further. As much as 40 inches of rain are ...

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

The storm hit 75 mph winds to attain hurricane status on Saturday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said. A tropical ...

According to the hurricane center, Hurricane Melissa has a significant possibility of making landfall on Jamaica as a major ...

There is nowhere that will escape the wrath of this storm,” said Evan Thompson of Jamaica’s Meteorological Service. Melissa ...

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 ...

A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa barreled toward the island as a Category 4 storm on Sunday ...