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The Storm of The Century; Hurricane Melissa HITS Jamaica & The Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa HITS Jamaica And The Caribbean Are Facing The Storm of The Century
Hurricane Melissa Made Landfall in Jamaica and Other Parts of The Caribbean are Affected - Jamaica Declares DISASTER Area Tourists pray for their lives as 175mph Hurricane Melissa barrels over Jamaica. Scared families take shelter as hotels prepare for islands worst EVER storm that is expected to wreak catastrophic damage MailOnline 29 OCT 2025 https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/1...vid.jpg?w=1600 https://dnyuz.com/wp-content/uploads...-Caribbean.jpg https://www.tidalbasingroup.com/wp-c...e-1536x768.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/10...82_634x422.jpg Hurricane Melissa is among the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record The monster storm strengthened Tuesday before hitting Jamaica, bringing with it maximum sustained winds of 185 mph 295 kph. It's the strongest Atlantic hurricane to make landfall since Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas in 2019. Heres a look at the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record; The most powerful Atlantic storm in terms of wind speed, Hurricane Allen killed more than 200 people in Haiti before swooping into Texas in 1980. It's highest sustained winds reached 190 mph but slowed before it hit land. The most intense hurricane to hit the Bahamas on record, more than 70 people died in the 2019 storm that packed 185 mph winds. Weeks after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, this storm with winds reaching 180 mph ripped through southwestern Louisiana. It caused more than $11 billion in damage. The catastrophic storm in 1998 set off mudslides and floods that left more than 11,000 dead, mostly in Honduras and Nicaragua. The hurricane hit the coast of Central America with winds at 180 mph. https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/10...72_634x422.jpg Melissa came ashore Tuesday in Jamaica as one the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Its 185 mph sustained winds tied a record for the strongest speeds by an Atlantic storm while making landfall It headed to eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm Wednesday after bringing violent winds and heavy rainfall to Jamaica, where it made landfall as a Category 5 storm Tuesday. Authorities in Cuba evacuated more than 735,000 people, Cubas President Miguel D?az Canel said on X. Forecasters said the Category 3 storm would unleash catastrophic damage in Santiago de Cuba and nearby areas. Extensive damage was reported in parts of southern and southwestern Jamaica, including four damaged hospitals and more than half a million customers without power Hurricane Melissa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLFpsQdt938 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfFls19bfEU |
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