Hurricane Melissa brought devastation and death to the Caribbean as it tore through the region as one of the most powerful storms on earth in more than 150 years.

Hurricane Melissa is slamming eastern Cuba on Wednesday morning, Oct. 29, after hammering Jamaica on Tuesday and causing widespread damage.

Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency said Hurricane Melissa killed at least 20 people in Petit-Goâve, including 10 children. It also damaged more than 160 homes and destroyed 80 others.

Native of Cuba in Port St. Lucie last spoke to sister there Oct. 28 before Hurricane Melissa struck the island.

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has made landfall already in Jamaica and Cuba, as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall.

Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 2 a.m. ET The National Hurricane Center's 2 a.m. Thursday update reported that there were numerous changes. Melissa developed into a Category 3 hurricane, before weakening to a Category 2 hurricane.

Hurricane Melissa barreled into Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with some of the fastest winds and strongest intensities ever recorded. The storm blew through the Caribbean island’s southwestern coast,

A U.S. Air Force Reserve crew, known as the "Hurricane Hunters," flew into Hurricane Melissa's eye on Oct. 28, 2025. Due to strong turbulence they had to turn back.