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Jamaica has a rich hurricane history but has avoided most powerful storms

Gilbert remains the strongest, deadliest, costliest and most destructive hurricane in Jamaica's recorded history.

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Hurricane Melissa Bears Down on Jamaica as Possibly the Island's Strongest Recorded Storm

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Hurricane Melissa becomes stronger than Katrina as it nears Jamaica

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‘Communities Will Not Survive’: Jamaica Prepares For Worst Ever Storm As Melissa Intensifies to Category 5

Hurricane Melissa intensified to a Category 5 storm on Monday amid forecasts of “life-threatening flash flooding,” landslides, and “destructive winds” expected to impact Jamaica ahead of its landfall ...

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Hurricane Melissa could be strongest ever to hit Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti

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Jamaica braces for the strongest storm on Earth this year as Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the island, triggering mass evacuations

'This can become a true humanitarian crisis very quickly, and there is likely going to be the need for a lot of international support,' Porter said in a phone interview.

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Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica braces for world's strongest storm of 2025

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Hurricane Melissa tracker: Jamaica orders residents to evacuate as tropical storm sweeps across Caribbean

Jamaica has weathered many hurricanes but not the most powerful ones

Jamaica's central location in the Caribbean, the island has never recorded a direct landfall from a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, according to records from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) dating back to 1850.

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Hurricane forecasts say Melissa could be a 'slow-motion disaster'

Tropical Storm Melissa continues to spin in the central Caribbean Sea, where the island nation of Jamaica lies almost directly in the path of the burgeoning hurricane. While Hispaniola and Cuba are also in the line of fire,

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa set to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday

Hurricane Melissa continues to strengthen, now a category 5 storm sitting just south of Jamaica. The potent storm is now packing winds of 160 MPH sustained, with slow westward movement.

Hurricane Melissa is now the strongest storm on the planet this year

Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification over the weekend and continues to strengthen. The rare Category 5 has winds of 175 mph, with stronger gusts, making it the strongest storm on the planet this year.

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

The storm hit 75 mph winds to attain hurricane status on Saturday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said. A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when its winds reach 74 mph. Melissa is set to become a major hurricane before the end of the weekend.