Hurricane Melissa is a powerful Category 5 hurricane in the Caribbean Sea set to make landfall in Jamaica Tuesday morning.

A U.S. Air Force Reserve crew from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the “Hurricane Hunters,” flew through Hurricane Melissa on Oct. 27, 2025, collecting valuable data to help improve the forecast, and took video from inside the eye.

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Watch the Hurricane Hunters video of Hurricane Melissa's "stadium effect" inside the eye as it was a Category 5 hurricane on Monday, Oct. 27.

You can check the latest updates on Hurricane Melissa here.

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