Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm of the 2025 Atlantic season, is poised to strike Jamaica Tuesday as possibly its worst storm in recorded history.

Southwestern Haiti and Turks and Caicos Islands are under both a hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning, with heavy rain and dangerous flooding expected. A tropical storm wa

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane Monday morning and forecasters warn more strengthening is possibe.

Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm of the 2025 Atlantic season, made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday as possibly its worst storm in recorded history.

Jamaica braces for a massive hit from Hurricane Melissa. Landfall is predicted for Tuesday morning at dawn. | Opinion

The “extremely dangerous” storm has its sights on Jamaica as of Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said. As of 1 p.m. ET, the NHC said Melissa had made landfall in New Hope, Jamaica, with 185 mph winds.

Here is coverage of Hurricane Melissa's movement over Jamaica after making landfall as an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane. This report is from Oct. 28 at noon.