Hurricane Melissa became a hurricane on Saturday, Oct. 25, surged up into a Category 4 hurricane by Sunday, and by Monday morning strengthened into the third Category 5 hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday afternoon as a Category 5 storm, tying for the strongest hurricane landfall on record in the Atlantic basin by both pressure and wind speed.

Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica as Category 5 storm Hurricane Melissa approached Jamaica with 175 mph winds and a storm surge of up to 13 feet on Oct. 28. The storm’s peak intensity surpassed ...

Editor's Note: Hurricane Melissa continues on its path. See the latest update for Wednesday, Oct. 29. Hurricane Melissa continued to wreak a punishing path of damaging winds and rain across the island ...

Editor's Note:Hurricane Melissa continues on its path. See the latest update for Wednesday, Oct. 29. Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 5 storm and is forecast to bring destructive ...

The 2025 Atlantic Basin hurricane season has officially ended. The season ended with 13 named storms, five hurricanes, and four major hurricanes. Sign up for our Newsletters An average Atlantic ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes Hurricane Melissa news for Thursday, Oct. 30. For the latest news on Hurricane Melissa, please visit USA TODAY's coverage for Friday, Oct. 31. Parts of the ...

Hurricane Melissa approached Jamaica with 175 mph winds and a storm surge of up to 13 feet on Oct. 28. The storm’s peak intensity surpassed that of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Kathleen Kennedy steps ...