October 27, 2025: News on Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica Tuesday, bringing severe winds and flooding. For survivors, the dangers don’t end when the storm passes — hidden hazards like mold, structural ...

Melissa was one of the strongest storms on record. NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters flew into it without pay

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters have spent the past week diving into the eye of Melissa — a storm of historic ferocity — to gather life-saving data. But the ...

Hurricane Melissa kills over 30 in the Caribbean as it heads toward the Bahamas

Melissa is an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 hurricane plowing through Cuba after the storm made a historic landfall in Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Follow for ...

Hurricane Melissa restrengthens as it churns toward Cuba, Jamaica begins assessing the damage

Melissa is now centered off the northern coast of Jamaica after barreling ashore as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Follow for live updates.

2 dead after small plane on hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashes in Florida neighborhood

A small turboprop plane bound for Jamaica on a hurricane relief mission crashed into a pond in a residential area of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs on Monday morning, minutes after ...

FEMA chief steps down as Trump administration prepared to oust him

The embattled acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency will step down after hurricane season following months of public controversy and internal frustration.

Desperate survivors in Jamaica try to kickstart recovery as they wait for help for the living — and the dead

A lifeless body in a home. A toddler looking at her broken bed. A mom with a prescription and nowhere to fill it. This is what CNN found in Jamaica’s devastation after Hurricane Melissa.

Hurricane Melissa leaves a trail of devastation after tearing through the Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa brought devastation and death to the Caribbean as it tore through the region as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in more than 150 years.
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Hurricane Melissa kills at least 30 in the Caribbean as it crosses the Bahamas

• Crossing Bahamas: Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas as a Category 1 hurricane after making landfall in Cuba this morning. Cuba suffered “significant damage” from the storm and around ...
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New forecast reveals when and where hurricane season could get active after Ernesto

Tropical activity in an unusually active hurricane season will take a breather after Ernesto, but forecasters don’t believe it will last long. Atlantic storms will be limited for at least the next ...
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Hurricane Helene threatens ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge in Florida as it’s forecast to explode into catastrophic Category 4

Hurricane Helene is now forecast to reach catastrophic Category 4 strength by the time it makes landfall in Florida on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center says, with storm surge potentially ...
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Earliest look at hurricane season is calling for more storms than it’s ever predicted

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season isn’t here yet, but is already shaping up to be one for the books, with more hurricanes and named storms predicted in a pre-season forecast from Colorado State ...