Melissa, Jamaica and Category 5
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Hurricane Melissa to batter Jamaica as the island's strongest storm on record in almost 2 centuries
Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago. The storm was expected to make landfall early Tuesday and slice diagonally across the island,
Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 1 p.m. ET
Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Melissa crawled slowly through the Caribbean Sea for the fourth day Friday, threatening to bring long-lasting and potentially deadly flooding to parts of Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica, forecasters said.
Tropical Storm Melissa formed in the central Caribbean Oct. 21. The storm is expected to strengthen, according to the National Hurricane Center.