Hurricane Melissa moves toward Bermuda after more than 30 die across Caribbean Thursday, 30 October 2025
- Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba this morning as an "extremely dangerous" Category 3 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
- More than 30 deaths are being attributed to the storm across Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, according to officials.
- As of 5 p.m. ET, the storm had moved off Cuba, the NHC said.
- The center of Melissa was moving away from the Bahamas at 11 p.m. ET as a Category 2 storm, but hurricane conditions will continue overnight in the southeastern and central Bahamas.
- Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane around 1 p.m. ET yesterday as the strongest hurricane in the island’s history. Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the country a disaster area, with St. Elizabeth Parish reported to be "underwater."
- The storm was the most powerful of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in the Atlantic basin.
- George Solis is reporting from Kingston, Jamaica, for NBC News.
