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Hurricane Melissa strikes Jamaica

What is the strongest hurricane ever recorded? Where Melissa places in the top 10

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest ever recorded in the nation's history.

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Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic

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Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica braces for world's strongest storm of 2025

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At least 20 dead in Haiti as Jamaican minister warns Hurricane Melissa recovery 'won't be easy'

More images are emerging of the damage wrought by Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica.

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica

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Jamaica's strongest-ever storm, Hurricane Melissa, turns to Cuba

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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba after pummeling Jamaica

The big picture: Melissa was a Category 3 when it hit eastern Cuba, bringing life-threatening storm surge, flash flooding, landslides and damaging winds.

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Hurricane Melissa kills over 30 in the Caribbean as it heads toward the Bahamas

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People stuck on roofs after Jamaica's worst hurricane, says minister, as storm heads to Bahamas

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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as possibly the island’s strongest recorded storm

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches of rain and a life-threatening storm surge.

Extreme hurricanes have nearly doubled due to warming waters

Hurricane Melissa was one of the strongest hurricanes on record in the Atlantic. So is that proof that climate change is amplifying hurricanes? The short answer is no.

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3 things about Hurricane Melissa that make it so unusual and dangerous

The capitals and exclamation points are warranted. Hurricane Melissa is an extraordinary storm, even among the many massive, fast-growing, devastating cyclones that have been erupting in the Atlantic Ocean in recent years.

Why Hurricane Melissa's intensity and slow-moving speed are a recipe for disaster

Jamaica is expected to be in the storm's eyewall, which refers to the band of dense clouds surrounding the eye of the hurricane. The eyewall generally produces the fiercest winds and heaviest rainfall, according to Deanna Hence, a professor of climate, meteorology and atmospheric sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.