Hurricane Melissa death toll tops 60
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"Atmospheric conditions could support development through mid-November."The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs through Sunday, Nov. 30. Following Hurricane Melissa, which was the worst storm of the 2025 season,
Hurricane Melissa's sustained winds of 185-mph become one of the two strongest Atlantic storms on record to make landfall, USA TODAY reported.
Hurricane Melissa brought hurricane-force gusts to Bermuda overnight and will weaken as it heads north, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Maps show its forecast path.
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'We have no idea what lies ahead': Aid struggles to reach Jamaican towns devastated by hurricane
Westmoreland parish is believed to have the second highest number of unconfirmed deaths, after St Elizabeth to the south east. The eye of the storm hit somewhere between the two neighbouring parishes. At St Elisabeth an estimated 90% of homes have been destroyed.
Hurricane Melissa has hit southwestern Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, causing heavy flooding and wind damage.
Melissa’s terrifying trip through the Caribbean also piled on evidence of the influence of a warming ocean on an evolving hurricane landscape.
PM Andrew Holness warns of reports of possible fatalities still to be verified - suggesting the figure may yet rise.
Hurricane Melissa came ashore in Jamaica Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, and it will continue on to hit eastern Cuba as a major hurricane,