Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 storm on Tuesday afternoon.
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Here are the latest details from the First Alert Weather Team:
- Landfall happened near New Hope, Jamaica.
- Maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, with gusts > 200 mph.
- Minimum pressure of 892 millibars.
- Tied for the second strongest Atlantic hurricane regarding winds.
- Tied for the third most intense Atlantic hurricane regarding pressure.
- The storm has been a Category 5 hurricane for more than 30 consecutive hours.
- Tied with Dorian (2019) and Labor Day (1935) as the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic with 185 mph winds.
- Melissa is the 3rd Category 5 hurricane of 2025, the second most ever in an Atlantic season behind 4 Category 5’s in 2005 (Emily, Katrina, Rita, Wilma)
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