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PHOTOS: Damage from Hurricane Melissa after historic landfall over Jamaica

With sustained winds of 185 mph, Hurricane Melissa made landfall around noon on Tuesday, October 28, near New Hope in Westmoreland Parish. It is considered to be tied with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane as the strongest hurricane to ever make landfall in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Makes Devastating Landfall In Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall, Unleashing Devastating Force Across Jamaica

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British tourists in Jamaica prepare for strongest storm on record

British tourists in Jamaica have been told to prepare as the island’s strongest storm on record closes in.

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At least 20 dead in Haiti as Jamaican minister warns Hurricane Melissa recovery 'won't be easy'

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Jamaica braces for category 5 hurricane Melissa

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Why Hurricane Melissa is a beast among many monster Atlantic storms

Its unusual strength is attributed to exceptionally warm ocean waters, with scientists linking this to human-caused climate change, which is predicted to lead to more intense storms globally.

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'Take cover now,' NHC says as Hurricane Melissa lashes Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa live: Storm hits Cuba with 120mph winds - after Jamaica declared disaster area

Four deaths from Hurricane Melissa confirmed in Jamaica as storm leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

Pia Chevallier, from Cambridge, is on holiday in Jamaica and has been sheltering with her son at a resort 40 minutes away from Montego Bay, and she has been describing the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. "We have just been allowed to get some breakfast but the damage is absolutely horrendous," Chevallier tells BBC News.

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Hurricane Melissa Jamaica: Treasure Beach 'Pole' Becomes Symbol Of Resilience As Live Cam Video Goes Viral

As Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica with 185 mph winds, a lone utility pole in Treasure Beach became a viral symbol of resilience, capturing global attention on social media. The record-breaking Category 5 storm left widespread destruction,

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Is Melissa a Category 6 hurricane? What to know about the Saffir-Simpson scale

According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Homer Simpson, is a rating of 1 to 5 based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed and its potential for significant loss of life and damage.

Hurricane Melissa's winds force Hurricane Hunters to abort mission early

Melissa is the fifth-most intense Atlantic basin hurricane on record by pressure and the strongest such hurricane to make landfall since Hurricane Dorian in 2019.

Terrifying moment torrent of water floods street as Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica & locals told ‘watch for crocs’

HURRICANE Melissa has made landfall in tourist-packed Jamaica with winds lashing the island at a staggering 185 mph. Residents have been urged to barricade themselves inside and not leave until