WASHINGTON — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in south-western Jamaica at 1 p.m. Tuesday, packing winds of 185 mph. It was the strongest hurricane to make landfall on the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago. With 892 millibars of central pressure, it also tied two records for the strongest Atlantic storm on landfall. The pressure — the key measurement meteorologists use — ties 1935’s Labor Day hurricane in Florida and Hurricane Dorian from 2019.

Tuesday 10/28 11 p.m. Update

After losing a little strength over Jamaica Tuesday, Hurricane Melissa is getting stronger again over water as it nears the southern coast of Cuba. The 11pm advisory from the National Hurricane Center shows Melissa back up to category 4 strength with winds of 130mph.

It will make another landfall on the sou

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