The National Hurricane Center's 2 p.m. Thursday update reported that Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is in the Atlantic Ocean, 430 miles west-southwest of Bermuda. The hurricane is moving northeast at 30 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.

The storm was making its way to the Bahamas and Bermuda on Thursday morning as Jamaica confronted the devastation from one of the most potent storms ever recorded anywhere.

Josh Wurman and Karen Kosiba, the researchers inside the mobile radar unit, noted the average wind inside the hurricane’s eyewall was between 90 and 100 mph; it ramped up to 145 mph during the passage of at least one of these whirls.

Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 10 a.m. ET Article last updated: Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 4 p.m. ET System type: Hurricane, Category 2 System name: Melissa The National Hurricane Center's 4 p.m. Thursday update reported that Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is in the Atlantic Ocean,

Jamaicans are taking stock after Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm to strike the island in modern history, barrelled across the country leaving behind a trail of ruin. Without power or phone coverage, much of the country is isolated and so information is trickling through.