WASHINGTON — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in south-western Jamaica at 1 p.m. Tuesday, packing winds of 185 mph. It was the strongest hurricane to make landfall on the island since recordkeeping started 174 years in the past. With 892 millibars of central stress, it additionally tied two data for the strongest Atlantic storm on landfall. The stress — the important thing measurement meteorologists use — ties 1935’s Labor Day hurricane in Florida and Hurricane Dorian from 2019.
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After dropping slightly power over Jamaica Tuesday, Hurricane Melissa is getting stronger once more over water because it nears the southern coast of Cuba. The 11pm advisory from the Nationwide Hurricane Heart reveals Melissa again as much as class 4 power with winds of 130mph.
It’ll make one other landfall on the southern coast of Cuba simply west of Santiago de Cuba in a single day Tuesday into Wednesday. Max winds are anticipated to be round 130mph at landfall. The storm is transferring northeast at 9mph. Strain is as much as 950mb. Although it isn’t as robust because it was over Jamaica, that is nonetheless a particularly harmful storm.
Jamaica is not underneath a hurricane warning, however they’re underneath a tropical storm warning as tropical storm pressure winds are nonetheless hitting the island as Melissa pulls method. Southeast Cuba and the southeast Bahamas have hurricane warnings in impact.
After the storm strikes over the southeast Bahamas Wednesday afternoon, it is going to transfer shortly northeast and threaten Bermuda Thursday. Bermuda is at present underneath a hurricane watch.
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Hurricane Melissa is pulling away from Jamaica. Because it has spent hours over land, it has misplaced slightly power. It’s now a class 3 hurricane with max winds of 125mph. That is nonetheless thought of a significant hurricane. It’s positioned 160 miles SW of Guantanamo, Cuba. It’s transferring NNE at 8mph. Central stress is now up slightly to 950mb.
The hurricane’s subsequent cease is the SE coast of Cuba. That subsequent landfall occurs in a single day Tuesday into Wednesday. It’s anticipated to extend in power once more over water and develop into a class 4 hurricane earlier than hitting Cuba.
After crossing Cuba, the storm strikes to the southeast Bahamas Wednesday afternoon as a class 3 hurricane with winds anticipated to be 115mph.
– Chris Holcomb, 11Alive Chief Meteorologist
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As of 5 p.m. ET Tuesday, Melissa was nonetheless a strong Class 4 storm, with winds of 145 mph. The hurricane is centered about 15 miles east of Montego Bay and about 200 miles southwest of Guantánamo, Cuba. It’s transferring north-northeast at 8 mph, based on the U.S. Nationwide Hurricane Heart in Miami.
The storm has already been blamed for a minimum of seven deaths within the Caribbean — three in Jamaica, three in Haiti and one within the Dominican Republic. – Meteorologist Julie Martin
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Hours earlier than the storm, the Jamaican authorities mentioned it did all it might to arrange because it warned of catastrophic injury.
As of 11 a.m. ET Tuesday, Melissa gained power as a Class 5 hurricane, centered about 40 miles south-southeast of Negril, Jamaica, and about 235 miles southwest of Guantánamo, Cuba, transferring north, northeast at 9 mph, based on the U.S. Nationwide Hurricane Heart in Miami. Winds are at present at 185 mph.
After hitting Jamaica, Melissa additionally is anticipated to make landfall in japanese Cuba late Tuesday as a strong hurricane. The storm has already been blamed for a minimum of seven deaths within the Caribbean — three in Jamaica, three in Haiti and one within the Dominican Republic. – Meteorologist Julie Martin
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When will situations enhance in Jamaica?
The NHC says damaging winds will proceed throughout parts of Jamaica
via Tuesday night, particularly in mountainous areas. The company advises residents stay in a protected shelter via the evening.
Officers say greater than 240,000 prospects throughout Jamaica are with out energy. Early reviews famous outages had been important throughout a number of parishes together with St. Elizabeth, Westmoreland, Manchester, Portland, St. Thomas and St. Andrew.
A second landfall throughout southeastern Cuba is anticipated by Tuesday evening into early Wednesday. Hurricane situations are anticipated within the southeastern and central
Bahamas Wednesday.
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