Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa and Category 5
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Hurricane Melissa has restrengthened into a Category 4 storm as it approaches eastern Cuba -- with maximum winds of 130 mph. Melissa is expected to make its second landfall on Cuba as an extremely dangerous major hurricane in the next few hours.
It also marks the first time in 20 years that three or more Category 5 hurricanes have developed over the Atlantic Basin in one season. The last time was in 2005, when Hurricanes Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma all reached Category 5—breaking a record.
Influencer Hannah Grubbs is under fire after sharing lighthearted vacation videos about her trip to Jamaica just as Hurricane Melissa — a Category 5 storm — barreled toward the island. With at least seven lives already lost in other parts of the Carribbean,