On Tuesday, October 28th, 2025, Hurricane Melissa made history by becoming the strongest hurricane ever to make direct landfall on Jamaica since modern record-keeping began. It slammed into the island as a catastrophic Category 5 storm with 185 mph sustained winds. Fueled by abnormally warm ocean waters, Melissa ripped off up to 90% of roofs in coastal towns and triggered widespread flooding and power outages across Jamaica, destroying homes and tearing down utility poles in the process.

One year after piloting through the chaos of Hurricane Helene to save stranded families in the mountains of western North Carolina, NASCAR legend Greg Biffle is once again preparing to take flight, this time, toward storm-battered Jamaica.

Greg Biffle steps up again

With Hurricane Melissa’s winds tearin

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