St. Elizabeth Parish, southwestern Jamaica, is the first to be struck by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. Winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) are tearing through the area, causing severe flooding and destruction.

 

🌪️ St. Elizabeth Parish, southwestern Jamaica, is the first to be struck by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. Winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) are tearing through the area, causing severe flooding and destruction.#HurricaneMelissa #Jamaica #Caribbean #Storm #Breaking pic.twitter.com/hH0cSif0db

— Conflicthistory and News (@chc_and_news) October 28, 2025

Hurricane Melissa, the 2025 Atlantic season's strongest storm at 185 mph winds and 899 mb pressure, made landfall in St. Elizabeth Parish on October 28, marking Jamaica's most intense direct hit in 174 years and surpassing all global cyclones that year.

The post's four videos depict real-time devastation: a storm-battered port with tilting ships in lashing rain, widespread rural flooding turning fields into red mud lakes, and gale-force winds snapping trees and straining wooden structures amid horizontal downpours.

Jamaica's government activated a relief portal for donations and updates, while Starlink provided free satellite internet through November to aid communication in blackout-prone areas, highlighting rapid private-sector response to infrastructure failures common in Category 5 events.