Article last updated: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 5 p.m. ET

CNN, TVJ, JAMAICAN NATIONAL WORKS AGENCY VIA X, MATEO AVALLE PIBER, HOVEN CAMPBELL By CNN Meteorologists Taylor Ward, Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, Elise

Hours after the storm passed Jamaica, causing a massive power outage, authorities urged residents to continue sheltering.

Rainfall. Melissa is expected to bring an additional 4 to 8 inches across Jamaica, where storm total amounts will be between 12 to 24 inches. Isolated areas near 30 inches will be possible over mountainous terrain. Ongoing catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides will continue through Tuesday night.

Today, Today, several developments occurred. Melissa changed into hurricane, before turning into a Category 5 hurricane. Then, it weakened to a Category 4 hurricane and eventually became a Category 3 hurricane before being downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph.

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to rapidly intensify into a hurricane on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is currently 165 miles southeast of

Article last updated: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 10 p.m. ET

The National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Melissa poses a threat of catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola