Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds Tuesday, was a beast that stood out as extreme even in a record number of monster storms spawned over the last decade in a ...

When Melissa came ashore, it tied strength records for Atlantic hurricanes making landfall, both in wind speed and barometric pressure, a key measurement used by meteorologists. Hurricane Melissa, ...

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It achieved 'extreme rapid intensification'— gaining at least 58 mph over 24 hours Video grab courtesy of a SeeJamaica CCTV camera shows downtown Kingston on October 28, 2025 as Hurricane Melissa ...

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APTOPIX Jamaica Extreme Weather A man walks in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Copyright 2025 ...