Hurricane Melissa made landfall near Chivirico, Cuba early Wednesday as a powerful Category 3 storm after slamming Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

Melissa has winds of 120 mph and started to weaken after making its second landfall in eastern Cuba, but forecasters tell FOX Weather that the hurricane's force will continue as it spins across the island.

FILE-Residents ride motorcycles through flooded areas before Hurricane Melissa hits the city of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba on October 28, 2025. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

The hurricane is projected to make its way Thursday near or to the west of Bermuda, where a hurricane watch is in effect.

Here's the latest on Hurricane Melissa making landfall in Cuba:

Most of Jamaica without power

11:30 a.m.

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