Hurricane Melissa Is So Strong Hurricane Hunters Had to Abandon Mission

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https://www.newsweek.com/hurricane-melissa-is-so-strong-hurricane-hunters-had-to-abandon-mission-10947201


By Anna Skinner
Senior Reporter

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Hurricane Melissa's winds are so strong that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hurricane Hunters had to exit the storm early due to severe turbulence on Monday morning.

Newsweek reached out to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) via email for comment.

Why It Matters
Hurricane Melissa is a Category 5 storm as of the most recent update from the NHC, with maximum sustained wind gusts reaching 175 mph. The storm is barreling toward Jamaica, where catastrophic, life-threatening damage is expected, as landfall in the Caribbean island nation is forecast for Tuesday.

"Melissa is expected to reach Jamaica and southeastern Cuba as an extremely powerful major hurricane, and will still be at hurricane strength when it moves across the southeastern Bahamas," the most recent update from the NHC said.

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Here's more detail on that from the Aviationist
(some incredible video in the link as well, including possible eyewall landfall)

https://theaviationist.com/2025/10/28/hurricane-hunters-scrub-missions-hurricane-melissa/