October 27, 2025: News on Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica Tuesday, bringing severe winds and flooding. For survivors, the dangers don’t end when the storm passes — hidden hazards like mold, structural ...

Hurricane Melissa kills over 30 in the Caribbean as it heads toward the Bahamas

Melissa is an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 hurricane plowing through Cuba after the storm made a historic landfall in Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Follow for ...

Hurricane Melissa restrengthens as it churns toward Cuba, Jamaica begins assessing the damage

Melissa is now centered off the northern coast of Jamaica after barreling ashore as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Follow for live updates.

Melissa was one of the strongest storms on record. NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters flew into it without pay

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters have spent the past week diving into the eye of Melissa — a storm of historic ferocity — to gather life-saving data. But the ...

Desperate survivors in Jamaica try to kickstart recovery as they wait for help for the living — and the dead

A lifeless body in a home. A toddler looking at her broken bed. A mom with a prescription and nowhere to fill it. This is what CNN found in Jamaica’s devastation after Hurricane Melissa.

Hurricane Melissa leaves a trail of devastation after tearing through the Caribbean

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

2 dead after small plane on hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashes in Florida neighborhood

A small turboprop plane bound for Jamaica on a hurricane relief mission crashed into a pond in a residential area of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs on Monday morning, minutes after ...
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Hurricane Melissa is now the strongest storm on the planet this year

• Strongest storm this year: Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification over the weekend and has potential to continue to strengthen. The rare Category 5 has winds of 175 mph, with stronger gusts ...
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Hurricane Helene threatens ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge in Florida as it’s forecast to explode into catastrophic Category 4

Hurricane Helene is now forecast to reach catastrophic Category 4 strength by the time it makes landfall in Florida on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center says, with storm surge potentially ...
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Hurricane Melissa kills at least 30 in the Caribbean as it crosses the Bahamas

• Crossing Bahamas: Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas as a Category 1 hurricane after making landfall in Cuba this morning. Cuba suffered “significant damage” from the storm and around ...
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Hurricane Melissa nears Cuba as ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 3 storm, Jamaica assessing the damage

• Moving north: Melissa is an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 hurricane as it closes in on Cuba, the National Hurricane Center warned, after the storm made a historic landfall in Jamaica as one of ...