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Melissa ties with 2 other storms for strongest hurricane to make landfall in Atlantic

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Hurricane Melissa became one of the most powerful hurricanes on record to make landfall in the Atlantic Basin.

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  1. Local News 8

    Hurricane Melissa is now the strongest storm on the planet this year (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By CNN meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman and CNN’s Sana Noor Haq, Billy Stockwell and Zoe Sottile (CNN) – Hurricane Melissa’s immense power has placed the hurricane in very exclusive company.

  2. Scientific American

    The Science of How Hurricane Melissa Became So Extreme (opens Scientific American)

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    Scientific American's feed description

    A nearly perfect alignment of factors has enabled Hurricane Melissa to become one of the most intense Atlantic storms ever recorded

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Hurricane Melissa is now the strongest storm on the planet this year | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By CNN meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman and CNN's Sana Noor Haq, Billy Stockwell and Zoe Sottile (CNN) - Hurricane Melissa’s

  4. CBS News

    Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Hurricane Melissa​ is among the strongest hurricanes to have formed in the Atlantic since records were kept.

  5. FOX 4 Dallas

    Hurricane Melissa one of strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record: See list (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    Hurricane Melissa has become one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic.

  6. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Hurricane Melissa is now the strongest storm on the planet this year | LIVE LOOK (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    With sustained winds of 175 mph, Melissa is now one of the strongest hurricanes, based on top wind speeds, on record in the Atlantic basin.

  7. NBC 6 South Florida

    See where Hurricane Melissa ranks among the most powerful Atlantic storms on record (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Hurricane Melissa is now among the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record.

  8. Forbes

    Hurricane Melissa Is The Strongest Storm On Earth In 2025 (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The strongest storm on Earth in 2025 is about to hit Jamaica. Here's what you need to know about Hurricane Melissa before its first landfall.

  9. MyNorthwest

    Hurricane Melissa is among the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    Hurricane Melissa is now among the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record.

  10. The Daily Caller

    History-Making Melissa Becomes 3rd Strongest Atlantic Hurricane Ever (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Hurricane Melissa is starting to move ashore in Jamaica, doing so as the most powerful hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

  11. Forbes

    Hurricane Melissa (Live): Officials Say Beware Of Crocodiles In Residential Areas Due To Water Rise (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Hurricane Melissa made landfall as one of the strongest storms in the history of the Atlantic basin.

  12. NBC Chicago

    How Melissa transformed from a tropical storm to a historic hurricane in a matter of hours (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Rapid intensification of Hurricane Melissa has made it the second-strongest hurricane in the Atlantic on record.

  13. ABC 7 Chicago

    Melissa ties with 2 other storms for strongest hurricane to make landfall in Atlantic (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Hurricane Melissa became one of the most powerful hurricanes on record to make landfall in the Atlantic Basin.

  14. WMUR

    Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest storms on record (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Hurricane Melissa made landfall as one of the strongest hurricanes on record in the Atlantic basin. Here's how it ranks with other storms.

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