Hurricane #Melissa Advisory 30A: Powerful Melissa Moving Toward Eastern Cuba. Conditions Expected to Deteriorate Rapidly Over the Next Several Hours. hurricanes.gov

8:00 PM EDT Tue Oct 28
Location: 18.8°N 77.2°W
Moving: NNE at 8 mph
Min pressure: 950 mb
Max sustained: 125 mph

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE MELISSA ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL IN JAMAICA

CATASTROPHIC WINDS, FLASH FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE OCCURRING ON THE ISLAND

11:00 AM EDT Tue Oct 28
Location: 17.9°N 77.9°W
Moving: NNE at 9 mph
Min pressure: 892 mb
Max sustained: 185 mph

BREAKING: Hurricane Hunters find Hurricane Melissa is still strengthening as the eyewall moves onto Jamaica's coast, with sustained winds of **185mph** and minimum pressure now down to **892mb** tying the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane for the 3rd strongest hurricane on record in the Atlantic Basin

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa appears to be going for the record books and strengthening, just hours before landfall on Jamaica's southern coast.

Look at the prolific lightning in the eyewall as the sun rises over the storm.

What's happening right now is the absolute worst-case scenario.

NEW at 11PM: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is *still* strengthening tonight, with sustained winds at 175mph gusting to 215mph, and minimum pressure dropping to 903mb!

A deadly monster storm heading straight for Jamaica overnight. An absolutely sickening feeling.

My God.

Take a good look, because Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa is now one of the strongest hurricanes on record in the Atlantic Basin.

⚠️ Sustained winds now up to 175 mph gusting to 200mph+⚠️

Praying for Jamaica as "complete and total destruction of some structures" is likely, according to NHC.

Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa Expected to Turn Northward Later Today Or Tonight. Catastrophic & Life-Threatening Winds, Flooding, & Storm Surge Expected On Jamaica Tonight & Early Tuesday

11:00 AM EDT Mon Oct 27
Location: 16.4°N 78.2°W
Moving: W at 3 mph
Min pressure: 908 mb
Max sustained: 165 mph

Hurricane Melissa now a Strong Category 4 Storm As It Moves Closer to Jamaica; Catastrophic Flooding & Damage to Infrastructure Likely; Destructive Storm Surge 9-13ft above ground level

2:00 AM EDT Mon Oct 27
Location: 16.3°N 77.7°W
Moving: W at 5 mph
Min pressure: 926 mb
Max sustained: 150 mph

Oh boy.

Diurnal max and increasing eyewall lightning = Hurricane Melissa is ramping up even more.

An absolute monster is getting stronger tonight.

Jamaica, Cuba, & Haiti will experience devastating effects through midweek, causing catastrophic flooding and isolating communities for possibly weeks

Major Hurricane Melissa Continues Slowly Westward With Little Change in Strength. Life-Threatening/Catastrophic Flash Flooding & Landslides Expected in Portions of Jamaica & Sthrn Hispaniola

11:00AM EDT Sun Oct 26
Location: 16.4°N 76.6°W
Moving: W @ 3 mph
Min pressure: 953 mb
Max sustained: 140 mph

Waking up to a monster storm. Here's sunrise on Category 4 Hurricane Melissa this morning.

Sustained winds: 140mph

BREAKING: Hurricane #Melissa Advisory 19: NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Report That Melissa is Now a Major Hurricane. hurricanes.gov

11:00 PM EDT Sat Oct 25
Location: 16.4°N 75.9°W
Moving: W at 3 mph
Min pressure: 967 mb
Max sustained: 115 mph

Hurricane #Melissa Likely Starting to Rapidly Intensify; Expected To Become a Major Hurricane Sunday

5:00 PM EDT Sat Oct 25
Location: 16.6°N 75.5°W
Moving: W @ 3 mph
Min pressure: 974 mb
Max sustained: 90 mph

Expected Rainfall
Jamaica & Southern Hispaniola: 15-30" max 40"
Cuba: 6-12" max 18"