#Melissa strengthened into a cat 5 hurricane overnight, w/ max winds ~160 mph & minimum pressure ~913mb Additional strengthening is psbl later today, which could put #Melissa in very rarified air historically for Atlantic hurricanes Dire situation unfolding for much of Jamaica

National Hurricane Center forecast discussion mentions NOAA aircraft had to leave #Melissa early due to severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall.

#Hurricane #Melissa's pressure has dropped to 906 mb - the 4th lowest for an October Atlantic hurricane on record. Three lowest are: Wilma (2005 - 882 mb), Milton (2024 - 895 mb), Mitch (1998 - 905 mb). Pressures have been recorded consistently for Atlantic hurricanes since 1979.

A thread of videos from today’s flight into Hurricane Melissa In this first one we are entering from the southeast just after sunrise and the bright arc on the far northwest eye wall is the light just beginning to make it over the top from behind us.

Third pass through Melissa. GoPro in side window as different camera looking forward shooting in ultra high res 8k. Not sure when that might get processed as the file turned out ridiculous. Barely had HD space for it and MacBook Pro promptly chocked when I tried to edit it

We are witnessing some of the most jaw-dropping hurricane satellite imagery ever recorded in the Atlantic. Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is stalled off Jamaica with near-perfect structure and a crystal-clear eye.

#Melissa is now moving straight north and east, right towards Jamaica as seen on the latest few satellite scans.

#Melissa's pressure is down to 903 mb - the 7th lowest for an Atlantic #hurricane since pressure consistently recorded in 1979. Here are top six: Wilma (2005): 882 mb Gilbert (1988): 888 mb Milton (2024): 895 mb Rita (2005): 895 mb Allen (1980): 899 mb Katrina (2005): 902 mb

#Melissa is starting to close in on Jamaica this morning…conditions are about to quickly deteriorate. Overnight the pressure dropped even lower to 901mb, the 8th lowest pressure on record for an Atlantic hurricane. Time is running out for any type of weakening before landfall.

#Hurricane #Melissa's pressure has dropped to 892 mb. That's tied with the Florida Keys Hurricane of 1935 for the 3rd lowest pressure for an Atlantic hurricane on record. Only Wilma (2005) - 882 mb and Gilbert (1988) - 888 mb have been lower. Lower pressure = stronger hurricane.

Hurricane Melissa is an intense category 5 with winds of 185mph and a pressure of 892mb. It is also minutes away from landfall in Jamaica.

#Hurricane #Melissa currently has max winds of 185 mph as it approaches the Jamaican coast. The last Atlantic hurricane landfall with 185 mph winds was Dorian on Abaco Island in The Bahamas in 2019. aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/Int…

#MELISSA DOWN TO 892 MB WITH WINDS 185 MPH. IT CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN.

Appears CAT 5 Hurricane Melissa made landfall near New Hope, Jamaica with an incredibly low estimated minimum central pressure of 892 mb and devastating maximum sustained winds of 185 mph with higher gusts possibly exceeding 200 mph. Also, tornado or tornado-like whirls possible!

#Hurricane #Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane with max winds of 185 mph. Melissa breaks the old strongest Jamaican hurricane landfall record set by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988 (130 mph winds).

INSANE SATELLITE VIEW of Hurricane Melissa today from the Sentinel-2 satellite!

Looks like #Melissa just took a sip of that warm water again.

#Hurricane #Melissa has restrengthened to a Category 4 hurricane as it approaches eastern Cuba. The most recent Category 4+ hurricane landfall in Cuba was in 2017, when Irma made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane.

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Every sub-900 mb hurricane in the Atlantic: TL: Labor Day (1935) - 892 mb ML: Hurricane Allen (1980) - 899 mb BL: Hurricane Gilbert (1988) - 888 mb TR: Hurricane Rita (2005) - 895 mb MR: Hurricane Wilma (2005) - 882 mb BR: Hurricane Milton - 895 mb M: Hurricane Melissa - 892 mb