Tropical Storm Melissa

Forty-eight hours after Hurricane Melissa made landfall at Black River, St. Elizabeth, the death toll has climbed to 38 and is expected to rise further as rescue teams push into communities that have been cut off since the storm struck in the early hours of October 27.

At least 23 confirmed dead, with officials warning toll will rise as rescuers reach isolated communities Negril beach strip swept…

Melissa’s eye wall makes first contact with Negril coastline at approximately 11 p.m. Sunday Storm reaches peak intensity of 140…

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall — the eye of the storm crossed the Jamaican coastline at Black River, St. Elizabeth, at approximately 2:14 AM on October 27, 2025.

Outer rain bands bring hurricane-force gusts and flash flooding to St. Thomas and Portland Shelter population surpasses 78,000 as late…

Melissa intensifies further to Category 4 with 130 mph winds Saturday morning Jamaica Meteorological Service issues Hurricane Warning, its highest…

Melissa undergoes rapid intensification overnight, reaching Category 3 with 115 mph winds Jamaica Meteorological Service upgrades watch to Hurricane Watch…

In a development that has shocked forecasters, Hurricane Melissa has undergone rapid intensification and is now a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph.

Tropical Storm Melissa continues to move slowly through the Caribbean Sea, about 185 miles south-southeast of Kingston. The system is…

Melissa strengthens to Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph sustained winds Thursday morning Jamaica Meteorological Service issues first formal Tropical…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Kingston, Jamaica Date: Wednesday 22 October 2025 Storm Update The south-central Caribbean is hosting Tropical Storm…

Tropical Storm Melissa strengthens; Jamaica enters NHC five-day coneNHC advisory tracks Melissa WNW at 65 mph sustained windsECMWF and GFS…

Hurricane Melissa has reached major hurricane status as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph.

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened to Category 2 with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph.

NHC raises 40–50% development odds for emerging Atlantic waveSea surface temperatures sit 1–2°C above seasonal averagesDivergent track models leave Caribbean…