US EditionHurricane Melissa to bring 'catastrophic situation' to Jamaica in storm of the century
- On Tuesday, Hurricane Melissa made landfall near New Hope, Jamaica at 1 p.m. as a Category 5, with officials bracing for catastrophic impacts.
- Slow movement over warm Caribbean waters helped Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensify to Category 5, while hurricane hunter flights faced severe turbulence, complicating data collection.
- The National Hurricane Center warned of `catastrophic` winds and 38 to 76 centimetres of rainfall that could cause life-threatening flash flooding and landslides as of 7 AM Monday with maximum sustained winds of 165 MPH.
- Officials said Melissa is the strongest storm of 2025 and expected to be highly destructive on landfall in Jamaica.
- Irish forecasters said Ireland will likely avoid the worst but warned of forecast uncertainty, while Alan O'Reilly noted the storm's remnants could bring wet, windy conditions next week.
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Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Jamaica As Category 5 Storm | 🌎 LatestLY
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Centre (NHC). The NHC said that Hurricane Melissa landfall occurred at around 1 p.m. ET. The Category 5 storm is the most powerful of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. 🌎 Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Jamaica As Category 5 Storm.
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Hurricane Melissa expected to have indirect impact on Eastern Canada later this week
HALIFAX — Hurricane Melissa is forecast to stay offshore as it accelerates northward this week, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre says the storm is still expected to play a role in dumping some ugly weather across Eastern Canada.
The hurricane 'Melissa' hits land in Jamaica as a category 5 storm, the strongest that has hit the island in its history.
Jamaica may be the place in the Caribbean with the worst scenario facing the arrival of this level 5 hurricane that had already caused three deaths in the moments leading up to the arrival of the storm's eye
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