I am not a gambling man ....... per say....... and i will only put my money on a dead cert ........i will put my money on jamaica ........ getting fucked ...proper fucked and all ......it seems to be the big daddy of all big daddy's of hurricanes ...well....... if you believe there is a god ...you might be questioning your faith right now !!!!!! .......jamiaca .......... might be a parking lot ... ...it is cat 5 ......not going to be pretty!!!!!! ...well my dreams on going to monetgo bay ........for a party and a pork!!!!!......(sex).....looks like it may be on hold for a while ......of well cash saved i say ....i a sure we will feel the effects of it in sunny south florida but....i have been through a few so it will not be my first rodeo .....bring it on ....... i have a paddle board giddyup cowboy !!!!!!!......
Hurricane Melissa live updates: Jamaica braces for Category 5 storm with 'catastrophic and life-threatening' winds and flooding
The hurricane — with 185 mph winds — is expected to be the strongest ever to hit the island, forecasters say.
Hurricane Melissa is about to make landfall in Jamaica, the National Hurricane Center said around 11 a.m. ET. The storm, now with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, is already bringing "catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and storm surge" to the island.
"This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation! Take cover now!" an advisory at 10 a.m. ET warned. "Failure to adequately shelter may result in serious injury, and loss of life. Residents in Jamaica that experience the eye should not leave their shelter as winds will rapidly increase within the backside of the eyewall of Melissa."
The NHC said that "little change in strength is expected before Melissa makes landfall on Jamaica. Melissa is expected to reach Jamaica and southeastern Cuba as an extremely dangerous major hurricane, and it will still be a strong hurricane when it moves across the southeastern Bahamas." The storm is not expected to affect the U.S. mainland.
Melissa has been blamed for at least seven deaths. At least three people were killed by the storm in Haiti over the weekend, and a fourth died in the Dominican Republic, where another person remains missing. In Jamaica, officials said at least three people died ahead of Melissa's arrival.
Follow our live blog below for the latest on the storm, its path and its impacts.
- Dylan Stableford
Hurricane Melissa is about to make landfall
According to the National Hurricane Center's latest advisory, Hurricane Melissa is nearing landfall in Jamaica.
Melissa was located about 40 miles southeast of Negril, Jamaica.
The storm has maximum sustained winds of 185 mph.
It's moving north-northeast at 9 mph.
Landfall is expected along the southern coast of the island within the next few hours.
"Little change in strength is expected before Melissa makes landfall on Jamaica," the NHC said.
- Dylan Stableford
Why slow-moving hurricanes are so dangerous
Waves splash in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Matias Delacroix/AP)Melissa has been moving very slowly since forming in the Caribbean. It essentially stalled after becoming a named storm on Oct. 21 and had been moving at speeds of under 3 mph before turning toward Jamaica. Its speed has increased to 7 mph.
Such slow movement is dangerous because the effects of the storm last longer.
“Slow-moving major hurricanes often go down in history as some of the deadliest and most destructive storms on record," AccuWeather chief meteorologist Jonathan Porter said. "Tens of thousands of families are facing hours of extreme wind gusts above 100 mph and days of relentless, torrential rainfall.”
“This is a dire situation unfolding in slow motion," he added. "A major hurricane slowly crawling toward an island with powerful winds, extreme rainfall and damaging storm surge is a perilous situation for a place like Jamaica."
- Kate Murphy
Forecasters say Jamaica is facing 'storm of the century' with Hurricane Melissa
A satellite image of Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday. (NOAA via AP)Hurricane Melissa remains a Category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph as the eye approaches the southern coast of Jamaica. Melissa is expected to make landfall within a few hours and is on track to be the strongest storm on record to hit the island, with "catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and storm surge," according to the National Hurricane Center.
"For Jamaica, it will be the storm of the century for sure," said Anne-Claire Fontan, World Meteorological Organization tropical cyclone specialist, according to Reuters.
"There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5," said Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness. "The question now is the speed of recovery. That's the challenge."
Hurricane Melissa is expected to bring a deluge of rain to Jamaica, with 15 to 30 inches forecast. And a life-threatening storm surge of up to 13 feet is also expected across southern Jamaica.
- Kate Murphy
'Last chance to protect your life,' NHC says in dire warning
Hurricane Melissa's position as of 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday. (NOAA)The National Hurricane Center has issued a dire warning in its latest advisory as Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5, is expected to make landfall in Jamaica within hours.
"This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation! Take cover now!" NHC forecasters warned. "Failure to adequately shelter may result in serious injury, and loss of life."
The NHC advises people to put as many walls as possible between themselves and the outside, such as an interior room without windows. Wearing a helmet and taking cover under a mattress will also help.
Meteorologists described now as the "last chance to protect your life."
Melissa was located about 45 miles south-southeast of Negril, Jamaica
The storm has maximum sustained winds of 185 mph.
It's moving north-northeast at 7 mph.
- Dylan Stableford
Death toll rises to at least 7
Melissa, which formed in the Caribbean last week, has been blamed for at least seven deaths.
According to the Associated Press, at least three people were killed by the storm in Haiti over the weekend, and a fourth died in the Dominican Republic, where another person remains missing.
In Jamaica, officials said at least three people died ahead of Melissa's arrival, including two who were cutting trees and a third who died after being electrocuted.
- Dylan Stableford
Jamaica could get up to 40 inches of rain and a 13-foot storm surge: NHC
In addition to Category 5 winds, Hurricane Melissa is expected to bring catastrophic flooding and storm surge to Jamaica, forecasters say.
Rain: Melissa is expected to bring rainfall of 15 to 30 inches to portions of Jamaica, with "40 inches possible" in isolated locations, the National Hurricane Center said in its most recent update. "Catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides are likely."
Hurricane Melissa could produce catastrophic flooding across Jamaica. (NOAA/National Hurricane Center)Storm surge: A life-threatening storm surge is likely along the southern coast of Jamaica beginning tonight, forecasters say. "Peak storm surge heights could reach 9 to 13 feet above ground level, near and to the east of where the center of Melissa makes landfall," the NHC said. "This storm surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves. On the northwest coast of Jamaica, near Montego Bay, there is the possibility of 2 to 4 feet of storm surge above ground level."
- Dylan Stableford
Hurricane Melissa's winds strengthen to 180 mph as it nears Jamaica
A man walks in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Matias Delacroix/AP)Hurricane Melissa is strengthening as it approaches Jamaica. The National Hurricane Center said that a hurricane hunter aircraft is now reporting the Category 5 storm has maximum sustained winds of 180 mph.
"This is an extremely dangerous and a life-threatening situation. Take action now to protect your life!" the hurricane center said. "Residents in the Jamaica should not leave their shelter as winds will rapidly increase within the eyewall of Melissa. Remain in place through the passage of these life-threatening conditions."
The storm is about 50 miles south-southeast of Negril, Jamaica, the NHC said, and is expected to make landfall within the next few hours.
- Dylan Stableford
Hurricane Melissa's winds could be 30% stronger in Jamaica's mountains, forecasters say
Waves crash onto the beach in Kingston on October 27, 2025. (Ricardo Makyn/AFP via Getty Images)At last check, Hurricane Melissa's maximum sustained winds were 175 mph as the Category 5 storm moved closer to Jamaica.
But forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are warning that wind speeds could be even higher in the island's upper elevations.
"Catastrophic hurricane-force winds are expected to begin during the next few hours," the hurricane center said. "Within the eyewall, total structural failure is likely, especially in higher elevation areas where wind speeds atop and on the windward sides of hills and mountains could be up to 30 percent stronger."
- Dylan Stableford
Hurricane hunter aircraft are scheduled to fly into Melissa again this morning
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Melissa, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (NOAA/AP)As Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica, the National Hurricane Center said that NOAA and Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft are scheduled to investigate the Category 5 storm again this morning.
Yesterday, the NOAA aircraft was forced to abandon its mission after "severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall."
Andy Hazelton, an associate scientist at the University of Miami and a crew member on board the NOAA plane, described it on X as "definitely the most turbulent" he'd ever experienced.
"Definitely take this one seriously in Jamaica and Cuba," Hazelton wrote.
- Dylan Stableford
'Jamaica: Remain sheltered!'
People take shelter in a school ahead of Hurricane Melissa's forecast arrival in Old Harbour, Jamaica, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (Matias Delacroix/AP)The National Hurricane Center is warning people in Jamaica to continue to shelter in place as the eye of Hurricane Melissa, still a Category 5 storm, approaches the island.
"Jamaica: Remain sheltered!" the hurricane center said in its latest forecast update. "Catastrophic flash flooding, landslides, and destructive winds will continue through today, causing widespread infrastructure damage, power and communication outages, and isolated communities.
"Total structural failure is possible near the path of Melissa’s center," the NHC added. "Along the southern coast, life-threatening storm surge and damaging waves are expected through the day. Failure to act may result in serious injury or loss of life."
- Dylan Stableford
Where is Hurricane Melissa now, and what is its path?
NOAA/National Hurricane CenterMelissa was located about 55 miles south-southeast of Negril, Jamaica.
The storm has maximum sustained winds of 175 mph.
It's moving north-northeast at 7 mph.
"Melissa is expected to make landfall on Jamaica during the next several hours, move across southeastern Cuba Wednesday morning, and move across the southeastern or central Bahamas later on Wednesday," the National Hurricane Center said.
- Mike Bebernes
National Hurricane Center staff working without pay during government shutdown
Government employees tracking Hurricane Melissa are not being paid because of the ongoing government shutdown. Staff at the National Hurricane Center are among the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who are required to remain on the job throughout the shutdown, though they will not receive a paycheck until the government reopens.
Before the shutdown began, the Department of Commerce released guidance stating that the National Weather Service’s work is “critical and necessary to protect life and property in the country, promote national security, and support the commercial weather enterprise.”
All 3,800 NWS staff members are currently working without pay, the head of the National Weather Service Employees Organization told NBC News on Wednesday.
- Mike Bebernes
‘Everyone in Jamaica needs to be in their safe place now,’ NHC director warns
National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan provided stark warnings for the island nation of Jamaica as he detailed the latest on Hurricane Melissa during a livestream on the center’s YouTube page Monday afternoon.
"Everyone in Jamaica needs to be in their safe place now to ride out the storm all the way through tomorrow," Brennan said.
He also warned about the potential for the“complete damage, destruction … of shelters, homes and buildings” in the path of Melissa’s eyewall and the possibility of “life-threatening storm surge” along Jamaica’s southern coast and “catastrophic flash flooding” on the island’s interior.
- Mike Bebernes
Hurricane warning issued for the Bahamas
The Meteorological Service of the Bahamas changed its previous hurricane warning to a hurricane watch on Monday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center.
A hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected in a specific area, whereas a hurricane watch means those conditions are simply possible.
Hurricane Melissa is expected to travel across the central and southeastern islands of the Bahamas on Wednesday after it has gone over Jamaica and parts of eastern Cuba. Though the storm is expected to have weakened at that point, it is still forecast to be at hurricane strength
- Mike Bebernes
Latest advisory shows Melissa maintaining 'catastrophic, life-threatening' strength as it turns toward Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa's projected path. (NOAA/National Hurricane Center)The National Hurricane Center has released its latest advisory on Hurricane Melissa.
As of 5 p.m. ET Monday:
The storm was located about 145 miles southwest of Kingston, Jamaica.
It has maintained maximum sustained winds of 175 mph.
It has slightly altered course and is now heading northwest at 3 mph.
There have been no significant changes to Melissa’s projected path, which is expected to encompass Jamaica and eastern Cuba. The storm is forecast to continue northward “near or over” the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos on Wednesday.
The advisory also includes warnings of what should be expected in Jamaica when Melissa makes landfall: “Catastrophic, life-threatening flash flooding and numerous landslides are expected through Tuesday. The eyewall’s destructive winds may cause total structural failure, particularly in higher elevations, leading to widespread infrastructural damage, prolonged power and communication outages, and isolated communities. Along the southern coast, life-threatening storm surge and damaging waves are anticipated through Tuesday.”
- Mike Bebernes
State Department advises Americans in Jamaica to shelter in place
The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert on Monday instructing any American citizens who are in Jamaica during Hurricane Melissa to shelter in place throughout the duration of the storm.
“Contact your loved ones now to let them know where you are staying and how to best reach you,” the department advised.
The department also noted that the U.S. Embassy in Kingston will remain available, but only for “limited emergency services.”
- Mike Bebernes
Hurricane Melissa is the latest storm that’s expected to miss the U.S. mainland
As residents in Jamaica prepare for the historically powerful storm to make landfall sometime tomorrow, forecasts predict that Hurricane Melissa will track well to the southeast of Florida on its path out into the Atlantic Ocean.
Melissa is the fifth hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. All four previous storms took a sharp turn to the northeast before approaching the U.S. and stayed well out at sea as they made their way northward. Melissa is starting much farther to the west than those other hurricanes, but is expected to follow a similar route after it passes over Jamaica and other islands in the Caribbean.
Like those previous storms, Melissa is predicted to create rough seas and dangerous tidal conditions along the East Coast but is not expected to directly threaten the United States.
- Dylan Stableford
Shelters in Jamaica are not filling up, officials say
There are hundreds of emergency shelters open across Jamaica, but officials say they are concerned that few people are using them.
At a press conference on Monday, Desmond McKenzie, Jamaica's minister of local government and community development, said that of the approximately 800 shelters currently open across the island, only 76 have seen activity.
McKenzie said he was concerned that misinformation may be contributing to the low turnout.
“Someone sent me a message which said that there is a fee being charged for the use of the shelters — nonsense,” he said.
- Dylan Stableford
Hurricane hunter aircraft forced to abandon mission due to 'severe turbulence'
One of the aircraft used by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to get data on storms had to abandon its mission into Hurricane Melissa due to "severe turbulence," the hurricane center said.
In a forecast discussion posted online Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center said that it had received initial reports from NOAA and Air Force Reserve hurricane hunters about Melissa but that "the NOAA aircraft left the storm early after experiencing severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall."
Andy Hazelton, an associate scientist at the University of Miami and a crew member on board the NOAA plane, described his experience in a post on X.
"Wild ride in Hurricane #Melissa today," Hazelton wrote. "My first time ever in a Category 5, and it was definitely the most turbulent I've ever experienced. I was processing the dropsonde data and sending it out — some of these are up there with about as strong as Atlantic hurricanes can get. Definitely take this one seriously in Jamaica and Cuba."
- Dylan Stableford
Parts of Jamaica could get up to 40 inches of rain: 'Numbers we've never heard before'
While some of the focus has been on Hurricane Melissa's destructive 175 mph winds, there is concern among forecasters about the amount of rain it will dump on Jamaica's low-lying communities.
According to the latest estimates from the National Weather Service, Melissa is expected to bring 15 to 30 inches of rain to portions of Jamaica, with up to 40 inches possible in some isolated areas.
"We've heard the rainfall numbers," Dana Morris Dixon, Jamaica's information minister, said Sunday. "They're numbers we've never heard before."
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