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What is the strongest hurricane ever recorded? Where Melissa places in the top 10

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest ever recorded in the nation's history.

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October 27, 2025: News on Hurricane Melissa

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Hurricane 'Melissa' intensifies to Category 5, breaks Katrina's record

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At least 40 dead in Hurricane Melissa as it heads toward Bermuda

Melissa, now a Category 2 hurricane, will bring heavy rain from the Mid-Atlantic to New England as it heads toward Bermuda and Newfoundland, Canada.

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Hurricane Melissa Leaves 49 Dead in Caribbean, Churns North

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Hurricane death toll rises as Jamaica aid effort struggles

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Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa 4 Times More Likely, Study Suggests

According to the new attribution study from Imperial College London, climate change ramped up Melissa’s wind speeds by 7 percent, which increased damages by 12 percent.

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Woman's mixed emotions after Jamaica hurricane

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Hurricane Melissa: What Travelers Need to Know About Damage and Safety

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Hurricane Melissa slams Cuba as Cat 3. Jamaica declared ‘disaster area'

A fter ravaging Jamaica most of Tuesday, Hurricane Melissa made its second landfall around 3 a.m. in Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane.

Is Melissa a Category 6 hurricane? What to know about the Saffir-Simpson scale

According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Homer Simpson, is a rating of 1 to 5 based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed and its potential for significant loss of life and damage.

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Hurricane Melissa is making landfall — how are hurricanes named?

Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday, October 28. How are hurricanes named? And will Hurricane Melissa hit the United States?

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CNN Torments Reporter by Airing Footage of Him ‘Puking’ During Hurricane Melissa Fly-By

CNN gave viewers a queasy moment Monday night when OutFront aired footage of meteorologist Matthew Cappucci puking during a flight through Hurricane Melissa.

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CNN on the ground in hard hit Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa devastates the island

CNN’s David Culver describes what it’s like for residents in hard hit Jamaica trying to return home after Hurricane Melissa destroyed large parts of the island.

Four deaths from Hurricane Melissa confirmed in Jamaica as storm leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa has caused devastating flooding in Haiti, leading to at least 20 deaths on the island. Many homes have been washed away in the floodwaters and people have been clearing debris with their bare hands, Pascal Bimenyimana from the World Relief NGO says.