In Photos: Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

By Maansi Srivastava

Published October 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM MDT

A man walks in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica with winds of 185 miles per hour.

The massive category 5 storm continued to strengthen up until the moment it made landfall near the town of New Hope.

And this is a monster of a storm that meteorologists say will be in the history books. Only six other Atlantic storms have done that since record-keeping began.

The western side of Jamaica is being pummeled by wind; the coast line is being flooded by a storm surge that could reach 13 feet. The National Hurricane Center says Jamaica should expect catastrophic damage.

Here is what the scene looks like now: