Category 5 Hurricane Melissa sped up early Tuesday, Oct. 28, making landfall at New Hope, Jamaica, around 1 p.m., bringing catastrophic winds and flooding as the strongest storm — and only Category 5 ...

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Hurricane Melissa is the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in Jamaica. Before Melissa, the most destructive hurricane in Jamaica was Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. Eight-time Olympic medalist ...

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WASHINGTON — Hurricane Melissa has officially made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. The monster storm made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with 185 mph winds, the U.S.