TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Extremely dangerous Category 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica and will bring catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surge to the island, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. The eye of the storm made landfall near New Hope, Jamaica at around 1 p.m. Maximum sustained…
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, bringing catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surge to the island, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. The eye of the storm made landfall near New Hope, Jamaica at around 1 p.m. As…
As of Monday at 1 p.m. C.D.T., Hurricane Melissa is a very dangerous Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 175 miles per hour and a minimum central pressure of 906 millibars. Given the latest data, Melissa is now up there with some of the strongest hurricanes to ever…