October 27, 2025: News on Hurricane Melissa

What we covered here

• Strongest storm this year: Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification, strengthening to a rare Category 5 with winds of 175 mph and stronger gusts, making it the strongest storm on the planet this year.

• Jamaica’s worst hurricane: Melissa’s outer bands are lashing Jamaica with strong winds and heavy rain. Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for vulnerable coastal areas of Jamaica ahead of the unprecedented storm’s expected landfall Tuesday morning.

• Catastrophic impact: Up to 40 inches of rain, 13 feet of storm surge and 160 mph sustained winds will cause “extensive infrastructure damage” that will cut off communities, the National Hurricane Center warned. Melissa has already killed three people in Haiti and Jamaica each and one person in the Dominican .... read more