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H*rricane M*lissa M*kes H*storic L*ndfall In J*maica – 185 MPH M*ximum S*stained W*nds


Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a destructive Category 5 storm.

The storm made landfall near New Hope, Jamaica, at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph.

“It was the first time an Atlantic storm made landfall as a Category 5 since Hurricane Dorian in

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