Hurricane Melissa has strengthened, with an extrapolated pressure of 953.6 hPa and sustained winds of 122 knots at 10,000 feet, as of Saturday, October 26th, 2025. This development was reported in the past 30 minutes, between 4:48 PM and 5:18 PM UTC. This intensification follows earlier forecasts predicting Hurricane Melissa would reach Category 5 strength. A previous report on Sunday, October 26th, 2025, citing the Deepmind model, indicated an average peak wind speed of 175 mph and that 45 out of 50 model members predicted Category 5 status. The storm was observed near Palisadoes strip in Kingston, Jamaica, on Saturday morning at approximately 8:45 AM EST. While the new source focuses on the storm's current metrics, previous reports detailed severe weather activity along the Mississippi and Alabama coastlines earlier on Saturday, October 26th, 2025. Multiple tornadoes were observed impacting coastal Mississippi, with one crossing Interstate 10 near Moss Point and another damaging a building in Gautier. A potential tornado threat was also noted near Orange Beach, Alabama.
