Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba this morning as a slightly weaker Category 3 storm after blasting Jamaica with winds of up to 185mph - some of the strongest in its history

Will Hurricane Melissa affect the United States? The Category 5 storm grew to immense strength as it approached Jamaica, but what do we know of its future path?

Melissa is the fifth most intense Atlantic basin hurricane on record by pressure and the strongest to make landfall since Hurricane Dorian in 2019, according to hurricane specialist and storm surge expert Michael Lowry.

It's an abbreviated, text view of what's happening with Hurricane Melissa. Click here for more details. Is there a hurricane coming toward Florida? No. Hurricane Melissa is moving across the Caribbean but is expected to continue moving northeastward,

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as the strongest storm — and only Category 5 hurricane — ever recorded in the nation’s history.

The United States is deploying several dozen disaster relief workers, including urban search and rescue teams, to Caribbean island nations as they deal with devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.

Melissa is not expected to make landfall in Florida or the U.S. The powerful storm is expected to make landfall on the island nation of Jamaica Tuesday morning. At 8 p.m., Melissa has maximum sustained winds of 175 mph and gusts of well over 200 mph. Melissa is a dangerously powerful Category 5 hurricane.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Melissa has begun affecting the southeastern Bahamas SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — Melissa began affecting the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.