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Historic Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica, maintains catastrophic Category 5 strength

WDSU New Orleans

Oct 29, 2025

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica, maintaining its Category 5 intensity with devastating winds, flooding rains and storm surge spreading across the Caribbean. |!| New Orle…

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