#HurricaneMelissa strikes #Jamaica, tied as most powerful #Atlantic storm to come ashore
By strengthening overnight and then maintaining its incredible intensity of 185 mph, Melissa has tied the Labor Day #Hurricane of 1935 as the most powerful hurricane to strike a landmass in the Atlantic Basin.
Melissa also tied the Labor Day storm, which struck the Florida Keys, as the most intense storm at landfall, measured by central pressure at 892 millibars.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/melissa-strikes-jamaica-tied-as-most-powerful-atlantic-storm-to-come-ashore/

#HurricaneMelissa strikes #Jamaica, tied as most powerful #Atlantic storm to come ashore
By strengthening overnight and then maintaining its incredible intensity of 185 mph, Melissa has tied the Labor Day #Hurricane of 1935 as the most powerful hurricane to strike a landmass in the Atlantic Basin.
Melissa also tied the Labor Day storm, which struck the Florida Keys, as the most intense storm at landfall, measured by central pressure at 892 millibars.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/melissa-strikes-jamaica-tied-as-most-powerful-atlantic-storm-to-come-ashore/