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Hurricane Melissa Pounds South West St. Elizabeth as Fierce Winds Lash Jamaica

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Daniel Barnes, an aspiring Jamaican journalist, captured this 21-second video from South West St. Elizabeth on October 28, 2025, showing the raw power of Hurricane Melissa. The footage depicts intense winds and heavy rain bending trees, flooding rural grounds, and battering sturdy homes as the rare Category 5 storm tore through Jamaica.
With sustained winds reaching 185 mph, Melissa became the strongest Atlantic hurricane to hit the island since 1851. Barnes’s footage quickly gained attention from major international outlets including the BBC, The Weather Channel, and Storyful, highlighting its authenticity amid limited on-ground reporting during the storm.

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