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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Melissa (2025)
21 October 2025 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Melissa formed in the North Atlantic basin on 21 October 2025 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 306 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 892 hPa. It made landfall in Jamaica and Cuba. It is the 17th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 21 October 2025
- Dissipated
- 1 November 2025
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 306 km/h (165 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 892 hPa
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Erin259 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Humberto259 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Gabrielle222 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Imelda148 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Jerry102 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Chantal93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Barry74 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth