Melissa, now a Category 5 hurricane, made landfall in Jamaica this afternoon as the strongest storm in the nation’s recorded history. At 1:00 p.m. ET, the storm was hammering the island with 185-mile-per-hour (295-kilometer-per-hour) winds and torrential rain as its eye moved over the southwestern coast, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). On Monday, […]
Hurricane Melissa Could Make 3 Landfalls in 3 Days, Ravaging the Caribbean
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is barreling toward Jamaica after rapidly intensifying with unprecedented speed over the weekend. Forecasters warn this storm could dump up to 40 inches (1,000 millimeters) of rain on the island nation, triggering catastrophic flash floods and numerous landslides. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects Melissa to make direct landfall in Jamaica […]