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Hurricane Melissa was an extremely powerful, erratic, and catastrophic tropical cyclone which became the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, tied with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, as well as the most intense at landfall in the Atlantic basin. The thirteenth named storm, fifth hurricane, fourth major hurricane, and third Category 5 hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, Melissa is currently the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2025. Melissa caused catastrophic damage upon making landfall in Jamaica, and was the strongest recorded hurricane to make landfall on the island, surpassing Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. It also produced the highest wind gust ever measured by dropsonde data, with a recorded wind gust of 252 mph (406 km/h) at a height of 657 ft (200 m), surpassing that of Typhoon Megi in 2010. Climate scientists analyzing Melissa found that human-driven climate change, which is increasing ocean temperatures, amplified the hurricane's destructive winds and rain.