‘Blows my mind’: Hurricane Melissa wasn’t just a Category 5, it showed ‘extraordinary’ intensity

Hurricane Melissa’s power, endurance and ability to overcome obstacles stunned meteorologists. Here’s what to know.

Hurricane Melissa latest storm to hit Category 5 in days. What is rapid intensification?

Hurricane Melissa on Monday became the third Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2025, and all of them surged up within days/ ...

Samaritan's Purse races to help Jamaica after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa destruction: 'Not been forgotten'

Emergency water systems and medical teams deployed to Jamaica following Category 5 Hurricane Melissa with additional ...

Monday, Oct. 27: National Hurricane Center's update on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 4 p.m. ET ...

‘Little that can stop a Category 5’: Jamaican officials warn to seek shelter

Evan Thompson with the Meteorological Service of Jamaica warned that the impending landfall of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa ...
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Jamaica Cowers as Category 5 Melissa Bears Down, Supercharged by Warming Seas

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

Latest update from the National Hurricane Center on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa for Tuesday, Oct. 28

Article last updated: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 7 p.m. ET ...

Hurricane Melissa death toll rises

(Photo: A person walks down a street affected by Hurricane Melissa; in Santa Cruz, Jamaica, 30 October 2025. Credit: Orlando Barría/EPA/Shutterstock) ...