Satellite vision showed Hurricane Melissa moving over the Caribbean Sea as it developed into a Category 4 hurricane heading towards Jamaica and Cuba. The weather system is expected to bring catastrophic floods, landslides and storm surges to the region, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. Melissa has maximum sustained winds of up to 140 mph (220kph) and is expected to strengthen as it heads towards Jamaica, where it should make landfall Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 night o

Footage shows the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa after it hit Jamaica, causing widespread damage to homes and infrastructure. Melissa roared ashore near the country’s southwestern town of New Hope, packing sustained winds of up to 295km/h, according to the US National Hurricane Center. This is well above the minimum 252km/h wind speed of a Category 5 storm, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale. In southwestern Jamaica, the parish of St Elizabeth was left “underwater,” an official s