Hurricane “Melissa” is advancing with Category 5 power towards Jamaica, where it could impact Monday night or early Tuesday morning.
Los Angeles, October 27 (LaOpinión).- The Hurricane Melissa reached this Monday category 5the highest on the scale Sapphire-simpsonwhile dangerously approaching Jamaica with sustained winds of 160 miles per hour (260 km/h), reported the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The center of cyclone It was located about 125 miles (205 kilometers) south-southwest of Kingston and is moving slowly westward at four miles per hour (six km/h), with a minimum central pressure of 27.1 inches of mercury (917 millibars), confirming its extreme intensity.
The impact of “Melissa” is expected in Jamaica
It is expected to make landfall between Monday night and early Tuesday, before moving towards southeastern Cuba and the Bahamas archipelago.
The NHC warned that “Melissa” could generate storm surges of between nine and 13 feet (2.7 to four meters), catastrophic flooding and rainfall of 15 to 40 inches (400 to a thousand millimeters), with the risk of landslides in mountainous areas.
A jaw-dropping view of the sun setting on Hurricane Melissa tonight.
Melissa continues its approach to Jamaica as a powerful, major hurricane. pic.twitter.com/p5c1S2PlAU
— CIRA (@CIRA_CSU) October 27, 2025
Jamaica maintains hurricane alert
Jamaican authorities maintain a hurricane alert, and ask the population to remain in safe shelters and avoid unnecessary travel.
“I want to ask Jamaicans to take this seriously,” said Desmond McKenzie, Vice-Chairman of the Jamaica Disaster Risk Management Council.
“Melissa” leaves destruction and death in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
The hurricane has already caused havoc in the Caribbean: three people died in Haiti, one in the Dominican Republic and another remains missing, while more than a million Dominican users remain without water.
In Cuba, the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo and Holguín are under a hurricane warning, as is the southeast of the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Haiti and the Cuban province of Las Tunas remain under tropical storm alert.
2pm EDT 25 Oct Intermediate Advisory:#Melissa has become a #hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. Rapid Intensification is expected, and Melissa is forecast to become a major hurricane tomorrow.
Latest info at pic.twitter.com/v9Ie6d9KBQ
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) October 25, 2025
Evan Thompson, director of the Jamaica Meteorological Service, warned that landslides and flooding could delay emergency efforts and block key roads in the country.
“Melissa” is shaping up to be the most powerful hurricane in recent history to directly hit Jamaica, where authorities have reinforced shelters and suspended classes due to the imminent impact.
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