Hurricane Melissa on Monday became the third Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2025, and all of them surged up within days/ Why is this happening?

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Hurricane Melissa has joined a list of only about a dozen other Category 5 hurricanes that have made landfall in the Atlantic. The deadly Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica's southwestern coast ...

Melissa sets its sights on the Bahamas and Bermuda after its historic Category 5 landfall in Jamaica and major hurricane lashing in eastern Cuba. Here's the very latest forecast and recap, so far.

At 10 p.m. Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that there were many developments. Melissa became a Category 3 hurricane, before devolving to a Category 2 hurricane.

The National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. Wednesday update reported that there were numerous changes. Melissa became a Category 3 hurricane, before devolving to a Category 2 hurricane. Then, it was ...

Hurricane Melissa is currently a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph as it's "starting to accelerate northeastward over the Bahamas," the National Hurricane Center said.

The hurricane season officially runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 each year. Though November Hurricanes are far less common, that ...

At 1 a.m. Thursday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that there were many developments. Melissa became a Category 3 hurricane, before devolving to a Category 2 hurricane. Then, ...

Article first published: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 10 a.m. ET Article last updated: Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 1 a.m. ET System type: Hurricane, Category 1 System name ...