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Hurricane Melissa continues to strengthen as the eye of the Category 5 storm closes in on Jamaica’s southwestern coast, with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) confirming that the hurricane’s winds are a powerful 185 mph. Coming in at 892 millibars, Melissa’s central pressure puts the storm on record to be the third strongest hurricane ever in Atlantic basin history. Hurricane Melissa is so violent that the NOAA Hurricane Hunters were forced to abort missions for two consecutive days due to severe turbulence. (RELATED: Tens Of Thousands Of Birds Trapped In Eye Of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa) “During the event, the aircraft briefly experienced forces stronger than normal due to turbulence,” stated officials from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters. “While this does not automatically indicate damage, standard safety procedures require an inspection before returning to operations.” Video out of Treasure Beach, Jamaica shows the strong impacts of Hurricane Melissa, unleashing 185 mph winds onto this area of the island around one hour from landfall Tuesday. WATCH: Deteriorating conditions in Treasure Beach, Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa moves onshorepic.twitter.com/qFDrgmwaNC — BNO News Live (@BNODesk) October 28, 2025 Jamaica’s government has been warning their citizens and tourists for days to get prepared for Hurricane Melissa, which led to people stocking up on food, water and other supplies as they will most likely be forced to deal with long-lasting power and communication outages, per the National Hurricane Center. With that being said, there is a growing concern that Category 5 Melissa’s 185 mph winds might be too much for Jamaican infrastructure to handle, with the NHC issuing a warning that the strong winds are expected to result in “total structural failure” around the track of the storm’s core.
