10/27/2025

Monster Hurricane to Strike Jamaica:

NHC says world will witness "satellite history"

Hurricane Melissa continued strengthening Sunday night into Monday, reaching Category 5 intensity as it approaches Jamaica, where it is set to deliver a devastating blow when it makes landfall late Monday into early Tuesday.

As of Monday morning, the storm had sustained winds of 160 mph and was about 100 miles south of Jamaica’s main island, crawling west at 3 mph. It will make landfall probably as the country’s strongest storm on record — surpassing Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. And it may not be done strengthening yet.

"Do not venture out of your safe shelter," the National Hurricane Center (NHC) wrote early Monday. "Catastrophic and life-threatening flash flooding and numerous landslides are likely today through Tuesday. Destructive winds, especially in the mountains, will begin by this evening, leading to extensive infrastructural damage, long-lasting power and communication outages and isolated communities."

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