Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction
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Hurricane Melissa is slamming eastern Cuba on Wednesday morning, Oct. 29, after hammering Jamaica on Tuesday and causing widespread damage.
Native of Cuba in Port St. Lucie last spoke to sister there Oct. 28 before Hurricane Melissa struck the island.
Hurricane Melissa barreled into Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with some of the fastest winds and strongest intensities ever recorded. The storm blew through the Caribbean island’s southwestern coast,
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has made landfall already in Jamaica and Cuba, as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall.
Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 2 a.m. ET The National Hurricane Center's 2 a.m. Thursday update reported that there were numerous changes. Melissa developed into a Category 3 hurricane, before weakening to a Category 2 hurricane.