Melissa, Hurricane
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Melissa is among three Atlantic hurricanes to make landfall with 185 mph winds. Another storm to do so was the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935.
Hurricane Melissa is now among the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record. The monster storm tied a record for the strongest winds speeds by an Atlantic storm while making landfall as it hit Jamaica Tuesday.
Melissa is one of the strongest hurricanes in the Atlantic basin. Here's how it compares with previous powerful hurricanes.
Hurricane Melissa is already a history-making storm, landing on all-time lists for strongest Atlantic Basin hurricanes and soon for landfalls. The strongest hurricanes in Atlantic Basin history span from the Great Depression to present day.
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Melissa was one of the strongest storms on record. NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters flew into it without pay
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters have spent the past week diving into the eye of Melissa — a storm of historic ferocity — to gather life-saving data. But the government shutdown means they aren’t getting a paycheck.
This late-season surprise behemoth went beyond 'extreme' rapid intensification and now ties Katrina and Andrew as the 10th strongest hurricane ever recorded.
Melissa is only the fifth Atlantic hurricane on record to achieve sustained winds of 185 m.p.h. or greater, joining the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, Hurricane Gilbert (1988), Hurricane Wilma (2005) and Hurricane Dorian (2019).
As of 10 a.m., Melissa tied with the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane for the third-strongest hurricane on record in the Atlantic Basin. Only hurricanes Wilma and Gilbert were stronger, according to the Weather Channel.
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