Hurricane Melissa Brings Destructive Winds to Jamaica
A video recorded in Kingston shows destructive winds from Hurricane Melissa causing a camera to shake violently as rain sweeps across the city ahead of landfall in Jamaica on Oct. 28, 2025.
A video recorded in Kingston shows destructive winds from Hurricane Melissa causing a camera to shake violently as rain sweeps across the city ahead of landfall in Jamaica on Oct. 28, 2025.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Violent shaking was recorded on a live camera in Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday morning as tropical-storm-force wind gusts howled through the streets of the island nation’s capital ahead of the catastrophic landfall of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, a 59-mph wind gust was recorded in Kingston close to the time of this recording. Hurricane Melissa’s maximum sustained winds have consistently topped 170 mph since Monday, as the storm bears down on Jamaica with landfall expected sometime Tuesday morning or afternoon.
Storm Surge and Damaging Waves Expected
Along the southern coast of Jamaica, a life-threatening storm surge and damaging waves lashing beaches are likely. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued an ominous warning to residents of Jamaica in its latest forecast discussion: “Failure to act may result in serious injury or loss of life.”
Most people across Jamaica have been seeking shelter inside sturdy structures, but Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness said shelter occupancy has been low in some parishes. Hurricane-force winds of 75 mph or higher extend 30 miles from the eye of Hurricane Melissa, while tropical-storm-force winds of 40 mph or higher cover an area 195 miles from the storm’s center.
Rain is drenching Jamaica ahead of potentially historic landfall from devastating Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray has the latest conditions from St. Ann Parish.
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