US EditionHurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as devastating Category 5 storm
- On Tuesday, Hurricane Melissa made landfall near New Hope as a Category 5 storm, the US National Hurricane Center confirmed.
- US National Hurricane Center forecasters say Melissa ballooned in size and strength after slow movement over unusually warm Caribbean waters, while scientists including Daniel Gilford say human-driven climate change worsened the storm.
- NHC recorded maximum sustained winds of 290 km/h with gusts up to 300 km/h, while live news outlets and webcams show more than 240,000 customers without power.
- The Red Cross estimates up to 1.5 million people in Jamaica will be impacted, and the storm has been blamed for at least seven deaths across Caribbean countries affected.
- Forecasters say Melissa will reach eastern Cuba overnight into Wednesday morning as a major hurricane and remain a hurricane through the Bahamas into Thursday.
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Recordings show flooded neighborhoods, roofless houses, downed trees and affected hospitals, while thousands of people remain in shelters and the island struggles to restore basic services
Hurricane Melissa strikes Jamaica, death toll expected to rise as island faces flooding and extreme winds
Jamaica is trying to keep people and property safe from damage while the strongest hurricane to hit the Caribbean island in a generation leaves devastation in its wake. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Oct. 28 as a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. The hurricane landed on the southwestern section of the island, about 40 miles from Montego Bay, a major tourist destination. The slow-moving hurricane brought wi…
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Hurricane Melissa, a storm of historic intensity, has left a devastating path across the Caribbean, prompting a preliminary estimate of $48 billion to $52 billion in total damage and economic loss, according to AccuWeather experts. The hurricane, which made a record-breaking Category 5 landfall in Jamaica—the strongest ever recorded to hit the island—and followed with […] Hurricane Melissa Causes Up To $52 Billion in Damage; Atlantic Sees Histor…
Through wind and flooding, an AP journalist shows what Hurricane Melissa left behind in Jamaica
When Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, it was one of the strongest Category 5 storms on record. Roofs peeled away from the force of the winds and […] The post Through wind and flooding, an AP journalist shows what Hurricane Melissa left behind in Jamaica appeared first on Poynter.
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