Hurricane Melissa intensifies to major hurricane, expected to become a Category 5 soon

Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 3 hurricane. As of 11 p.m. Saturday, Melissa was producing maximum sustained winds of 115 mph, making it a major hurricane. The storm is sitting 125 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica and inching west at 3...

Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean

“Melissa has become a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph,” the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Saturday afternoon. “Rapid intensification is expected, and Melissa is forecast to become a major hurricane tomorrow.” The slow-moving...

Hurricane Melissa Inches Toward Jamaica As It Continues To Strengthen

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane, with winds reaching 75 mph, according to the US National Hurricane Center on Saturday (October 25). The storm is currently positioned 145 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, moving...

Deadly Hurricane Melissa forms in northern Caribbean, expected to intensify rapidly, NHS says

Hurricane Melissa formed Saturday afternoon and is forecast to rapidly strengthen into a major storm as it moves across the northern Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Forecasters. Four deaths have been reported from Hurricane Melissa,...

Hurricane Melissa lashes Caribbean, raises flood threat

Deadly tropical storm Melissa has strengthened into a hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Saturday as it barrels towards Jamaica. "Melissa has become a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h)," the NHC said....

Melissa’s Slow Movement Continues in the Caribbean

Tropical Storm Melissa remained almost stationary in the Caribbean Sea. With maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour and higher gusts. The Forecast Center of the Institute of Meteorology (Insmet) reported in its Tropical Cyclone Advisory...

US Embassy Issues Urgent Alert For Travelers As Major Hurricane Melissa Targets Jamaica

The U.S. Embassy in Jamaica has issued an urgent alert for all Americans on the island as Tropical Storm Melissa, which is already lashing the region with heavy rain and wind, is now forecast to rapidly intensify into a Major Hurricane and make a...

Melissa turns into a hurricane in the Caribbean: NHC

U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica Saturday as Storm Melissa reached hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean. A hurricane warning means winds of at least 74 mph (119 kph) are expected in...

Caribbean Sea’s new compact for survival: Reflections from COP18

Commentary Newsday 2 Hrs Ago Alberto Pacheco Capella - ALBERTO PACHECO CAPELLA TODAY, October 24, marks United Nations Day, our 80th anniversary under the theme The Future We Want: The UN We Need: Reaffirming Our Collective Commitment to...

Holness, Golding to meet as Jamaica prepares for Hurricane Melissa

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says he has been in communication with Opposition Leader Mark Golding and that the two are scheduled to meet today as Hurricane Melissa churns toward Jamaica. Speaking at a special press briefing at Jamaica House...

Storm Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening northern Caribbean

KINGSTON, Jamaica — U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica Saturday as Storm Melissa reached hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean. A hurricane warning means winds of at least 74 mph (119...

Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensifying | Jamaica preparing for devastating impacts

Melissa could become a category 5; Catastrophic forecast for Jamaica Several Caribbean countries are on alert for hurricane-force winds winds and life-threatening flooding from Melissa. OH, IT’LL ALL BE HAPPENING ALL AT ONCE. JOSH ALLEN’S COMING...

Melissa to bring catastrophic impacts to the western Caribbean: Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba at risk

As Hurricane, Melissa slowly churns across the warm waters of the Western Atlantic over the upcoming days, AccuWeather hurricane experts continue to sound the alarm bells that a very dangerous and deadly situation is unfolding across the...

Expect 'catastrophic flooding' as Melissa to pound Jamaica for five days – Met office head on latest forecast

“There is nowhere that will escape the wrath,” Principal Director at the Meteorological Service, Jamaica, Evan Thompson, warned Saturday, as Tropical Storm Melissa edges closer to the island. He said the system, on the brink of becoming a...

Deadly storm Melissa to turn into Monstrous Hurricane: Ravaging flooding alert in Jamaica — All about the ‘extreme threat’

What began as a powerful tropical storm is rapidly morphing into a major threat for the Caribbean. Tropical Storm Melissa, which has already claimed several lives in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, is on the verge of becoming a full-fledged...

Live: Hurricane Melissa Forms in Caribbean, Jamaica Prepares 

Jamaica: Tropical Storm Melissa has intensified into a Hurricane as it nears Jamaican coasts, and is all set to become a major hurricane soon. Current Status As of the latest update from the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) Hurricane Melissa is...

Melissa now a hurricane, rapid strengthening underway

Melissa now a hurricane, rapid strengthening underway Melissa is now a hurricane and will bring extreme winds, catastrophic amounts of rain, and battering waves to Jamaica and Cuba. LARGER FIRMS. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. IT’S 642. TODAY...

Melissa strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane, threating catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa rapidly strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane as it unleashed torrential rain in the northern Caribbean and threatened catastrophic flooding and landslides in Jamaica and southern Haiti. U.S....

Melissa strengthens into a hurricane as it nears Jamaica, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Melissa strengthens into a hurricane as it nears Jamaica, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,...

All Hands On Deck as Tourism Sector Prepares For Tropical Storm Melissa

Tourism stakeholders across the island are adopting an all-hands-on-deck approach as the sector braces for the impact of Tropical Storm Melissa. Speaking to JIS News on Friday (Oct. 24), Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Area...