Hurricane Melissa 2025 | NASA Applied Sciences UPDATE NOV 17, 2025 Hurricane Melissa made landfall in western Jamaica on Oct 28 as a historic Category 5 storm – the strongest ever recorded in the country With sustained winds near 185 mph, the hurricane caused severe damage across the island, destroying homes, flattening crops, triggering landslides, and driving significant coastal
Hurricane Melissa - Wikipedia Hurricane Melissa was an extremely powerful, erratic, and catastrophic tropical cyclone which became the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, tied with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, as well as the most intense at landfall in the Atlantic basin The thirteenth named storm, fifth hurricane, fourth major hurricane, and third Category 5 hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season
Hurricane Melissa | Path, Jamaica, Facts | Britannica Hurricane Melissa, catastrophic tropical cyclone that struck the island countries of Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas in late October 2025 In addition, Hurricane Melissa grew from a tropical storm to a category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 miles (about 257 km) per hour in about 39 hours
National Hurricane Center ATLANTIC BASIN Melissa has made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km h) and an estimated minimum central pressure of 892 mb (26 34 inches) THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION! Do not leave your shelter as the eye passes over, as winds will
Major Hurricane Melissa 2025 - Zoom Earth Satellite images, weather maps and tracks of Category 5 Major Hurricane Melissa 2025, 21 - 31 October Max wind speed 185mph