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Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm makes landfall in Cuba at Category 3 status

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early Wednesday morning as a Category 3 storm, the National Hurricane Center confirmed in a bulletin.

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Hurricane Melissa Heads Toward Southeast Bahamas, Bermuda Following Historic Jamaica Category 5 Landfall

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Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm slams into Cuba as a dangerous Category 3 after devastating Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica with violent winds

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica - its most powerful storm since records began.

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ICYMI: Hurricane Melissa Is Set To Make Landfall In Jamaica

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Jamaica, NHC Says

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WMO Says Hurricane Melissa Will Be Jamaica's Worst Storm This Century

"It’s a catastrophic situation expected in Jamaica," WMO tropical cyclone specialist Anne-Claire Fontan told a Geneva press briefing.

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Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba with 120mph winds as Jamaican PM declares 'disaster area'

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Hurricane Melissa's eye rolls ashore as Jamaicans shelter and wait

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba as major hurricane

Hurricane Melissa made a second landfall Wednesday in eastern Cuba near Chivirico as a Category 3 storm, a day after barreling into Jamaica as the strongest hurricane to hit there since 1851.

Hurricane Melissa live updates: 'Extremely dangerous' storm heads toward Cuba after battering Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa, which is stronger than Hurricane Katrina, is set to bring catastrophic winds, flash flooding and high storm surges to the island of Jamaica.

Wednesday, Oct. 29: National Hurricane Center's update on Category 3 Hurricane Melissa

Article first published: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 5 a.m. ET