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Hurricane Melissa Could Hit Jamaica as a Category 5

The storm is already a Category 4 hurricane and was expected to grow further before making landfall on Oct. 27.
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Hurricane Melissa Could Hit Jamaica as a Category 5
Satellite image of Hurricane Melissa as it nears Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025. NOAA/NESDIS/STAR-GOES 19
T.J. Muscaro
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Hurricane Melissa could become a Category 5 hurricane just before it makes landfall in Jamaica on the evening of Oct. 27 or the morning of Oct. 28, the National Hurricane Center said.

The storm was still a Category 4 hurricane as of 5 p.m. ET on Oct. 26, boasting maximum sustained winds of 145 mph, but the National Hurricane Center forecast that those winds would reach 160 mph by the morning of Oct. 27.

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T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.