Montego Bay, Jamaica - October 28, 2025 Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm after pummelling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Authorities have designated Jamaica a disaster area. Extremely dangerous hurricane Melissa makes landfall on southern coast of eastern Cuba, the NHC said in an updated advisory. Melissa had weakened to a still dangerous Category 3 hurricane after roaring ashore near Jamaica&'s southwestern town of New Hope yesterday, packing sustained winds of up to 297km/h, according to the Miami-based forecaster. Category 5 storms, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, carry winds of 252km/h and over. In southwestern Jamaica, the parish of St Elizabeth was left underwater, an official said, with more than 500,000 residents without power. SHOTLIST Hurricane Melissa in Montego Bay, Jamaica on 28 October. [Credit: X/rj_smith_3]