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Hurricane Melissa Bears Down on Jamaica

Will Hurricane Melissa impact South Florida as it heads toward Jamaica, Cuba? See its projected path.

However, Melissa could be the most powerful hurricane ever to hit Jamaica, according to the NHC. It's forecast to bring "life-threatening and potentially catastrophic" flash flooding and landslides to the area and the southern parts of Haiti, the Dominican Republic and eastern Cuba over the next few days.

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Hurricane Melissa will bring "catastrophic and life-threatening flash flooding" to Jamaica, says the National Hurricane Center.

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Melissa Strengthens To A Category 5 Hurricane As It Nears Jamaica

Why Hurricane Melissa's intensity and slow-moving speed are a recipe for disaster

Jamaica is expected to be in the storm's eyewall, which refers to the band of dense clouds surrounding the eye of the hurricane. The eyewall generally produces the fiercest winds and heaviest rainfall, according to Deanna Hence, a professor of climate, meteorology and atmospheric sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Monday, Oct. 27 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 11 p.m. ET

Hurricane Melissa Bears Down on Jamaica

Why Hurricane Melissa's intensity and slow-moving speed are a recipe for disaster

Monday, Oct. 27 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

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