Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica
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TRACKING MELISSA As Jamaica and Cuba deal with the devastating effects of Hurricane Melissa, the storm is moving quickly toward the Bahamas. See the latest track⬇️
Hurricane Melissa is expected to continue strengthening and become a Category 5 hurricane, according to the NHC, Saturday, Oct. 25.
Bermuda is yet again under a hurricane threat this season as Hurricane Melissa is forecast to charge north, bringing dangerous winds and storm surge.
Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica with life-threatening storm surge as Cubans warned to seek shelter: Live updates - The storm made landfall in the southwestern part of the island, with destructive winds
At 11 a.m. Saturday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Tropical Storm Melissa is in the Caribbean Sea, 155 miles southeast of Kingston Jamaica and 235 miles southwest of Port Au Prince Haiti. The system, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, is moving west-northwest at 1 mph.
Hurricane Melissa is currently a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph as it's "starting to accelerate northeastward over the Bahamas," the National Hurricane Center said.