What to know about Hurricane Melissa 30 mins ago Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, threatens Jamaica with damaging winds, heavy rain, and flash floods. The storm is expected to track across southeastern Cuba through Wednesday. Melissa is the fifth most intense Atlantic hurricane on record by pressure and the strongest to make landfall since 2019. The U.S. National Hurricane Center has warned of extremely dangerous conditions. Landslides and power outages have already been reported. Cuban officials have evacuated over 600,000 people. Scientists link Melissa’s rapid intensification to climate change, noting it’s the fourth storm this year to undergo such a transformation.

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