Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday afternoon as a Class 5 hurricane — some of the highly effective hurricane landfalls on report within the Atlantic basin.
After landfall, the storm was ultimately downgraded to a Class 3 hurricane earlier than restrengthening right into a Class 4 storm late Tuesday because it barreled towards Cuba the place it was anticipated to make a second landfall.
Right here is Melissa’s projected path:
Melissa is now a Class 4 hurricane, with most sustained winds of 130 mph.
On the newest forecast observe, Melissa was anticipated to make landfall in japanese Cuba as a Class 4 in a single day and transfer by means of Cuba by means of Wednesday morning.
Melissa is predicted to reemerge over water on Wednesday and strategy the Bahamas as both a Class 2 or Class 3 hurricane by means of Wednesday night time.
By Wednesday night time, Melissa is forecast to be again over the open Atlantic earlier than approaching Bermuda by Thursday night as a potential Class 2 hurricane.
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