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Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Jamaica braces for Category 5 storm to make landfall with 'catastrophic and life-threatening' winds and flooding

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm overnight and is expected to bring "catastrophic and life-threatening winds, flooding and storm surge" to Jamaica, forecasters say.

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Forecasters say Melissa poses little to no risk for Florida and the U.S. at this time.

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The hurricane threatens to be the strongest on record to ever hit Jamaica.

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Hurricane Melissa forecast to strengthen into Category 5 storm. See path.

Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm. See the latest update for Monday, Oct. 27. Melissa intensified into a hurricane on Saturday, Oct. 25, as it continued its slow slog across the Caribbean Sea.

Monday, Oct. 27 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

Article last updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 5 p.m. ET