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Hurricane Melissa Hits Cuba with 115 MPH Winds as Jamaican PM Declares Island a 'Disaster Area'

"Melissa is expected to bring 15 to 30 inches of rain to parts of Jamaica, with storm totals possibly reaching 40 inches. Catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides are likely," the embassy's weather warning said on Monday, Oct. 27, the day before the storm made landfall.

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CNN shows strength of winds as Hurricane Melissa heads towards Cuba

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At least 40 dead in Hurricane Melissa as it heads toward Bermuda

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Hurricane death toll rises as Jamaica aid effort struggles

At least 19 people have died in Jamaica as a result of Hurricane Melissa, Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon has said, as search and rescue efforts continue and authorities try to get aid to hard-...

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28 Floridians rescued from Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa’s devastation

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Hurricane Melissa leaves at least 24 dead in Haiti

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First flight of Brits from storm-shattered Jamaica is set to take off as residents say 'we have no food' after Hurricane Melissa

With shops destroyed and roads blocked, desperate residents say they've been left for days without food or clean water - complaining that the government aid is yet to reach them.

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Nearly 50 dead after Hurricane Melissa thrashes Caribbean

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Jamaica relief efforts continue in aftermath of Hurricane Melissa

October 27, 2025: News on Hurricane Melissa

Melissa is forecast to become the first Category 5 landfall in the Atlantic Basin since Dorian roared into the Bahamas in 2019. There have been 32 Category 5 hurricanes in the Atlantic since the use of satellites began in 1966, with 13 of those having formed in the past nine years.

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What happens if a hurricane makes landfall while the government is shut down

(CNN) — The two massive tropical systems swirling off the Southeast coast are a stark reminder that the potential government shutdown looms during the middle of the Atlantic hurricane season. Weather forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...