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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm
- On Oct 28, 2025, Hurricane Melissa moved from Jamaica toward eastern Cuba under a hurricane warning for Eastern Cuba.
- The storm became a Category 5 early Monday and Hurricane Hunter aircraft measured sea-level pressure at 892 millibars, tying the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935.
- Melissa is now a Category 4 with sustained winds of 145 mph and a low pressure of 921 millibars over the northern coast of Jamaica, producing 15 to 30 inches of rain, the National Hurricane Center said.
- Nearly 650,000 people have been evacuated in six provinces as Cuban authorities warn of life-threatening floods and landslides while shutting two thermoelectric plants, raising blackout fears.
- The forecast keeps Melissa away from the U.S. mainland, with models showing it moving into the southeastern Bahamas and potentially rolling toward Bermuda later this week.
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Hurricane Melissa landed in Cuba as a powerful Category 3 storm that left much of the island without electricity
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