Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm | LIVE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLtXXpo4Ge1ReTEboVvTDg https://ift.tt/Z5CSLpc Hurricane Melissa, which intensified to a powerful Category 5 storm early Monday — prompting warnings of intense flooding and devastation across the Caribbean, including Jamaica, Haiti and the southeastern Bahamas — is set to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Melissa is expected to hit Jamaica as it reaches peak intensity. Chief Global News Meteorologist Anthony Farnell said it is the strongest storm of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season. As of Monday afternoon, Melissa was officially the strongest storm of the entire year. By Tuesday, its wind speeds reached 280 km/h, according to the Associated Press. Melissa is the 13th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. For more info, please go to https://ift.tt/EzH4Wq0 Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews