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Hurricane Melissa impacted Cuba on Oct 29 after ravaging Jamaica the day prior

The storm has downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane; it was a Category 5 storm as it caused devastation across Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa is believed to be the strongest storm of the year

Hurricane Melissa has hit eastern Cuba, causing flooding due to the damaging winds and heavy rain.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued an update at 5 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 29, confirming that the storm, which is believed to be the most powerful tropical cyclone so far this year, was generating wind speeds of 115 mph, but was traveling at 12 mph.

Before the storm made landfall on Wednesday, the NHC described it as "an extremely dangerous major hurricane," per an X post . It hit Cuba as a Categor

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