Satellite image of Hurricane Melissa as it leaves Cuba and heads for the Bahamas on Oct. 29, 2025. (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR - GOES 19).
An estimated 735,000 Cubans remained in shelters as Hurricane Melissa completed its destructive crossing of eastern Cuba on Oct. 29.
Melissa, with sustained winds of 100 mph, remains a Category 2 storm, and it could get stronger as it works its way to the Bahamas.
