It is expected to hit Eastern Cuba as a major hurricane.The forecast track of Hurricane Melissa as it departs Jamaica and heads for Cuba around 5 p.m. ET on Oct. 28, 2025. (NOAA/NWS/NHC).10/28/2025|Updated: 10/28/2025One of the most powerful hurricane landfalls ever recorded in the Atlantic basin just happened in Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center.Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwest Jamaica near New Hope around 1 p.m. ET on Oct. 28 as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane, boasting maximum sustained winds of 185 mph.Based out of Tampa, Florida, TJ primarily covers weather and national politics.Author’s Selected Articles
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