Hurricane Melissa has been an extraordinary storm, even among the many massive, fast-growing, devastating cyclones that have been erupting in the Atlantic Ocean in recent years.

Hurricane Melissa is expected to become an extratropical cyclone later today as it quickly moves away from Bermuda. According to the National Hurricane Center, Melissa is located about 255 miles north of Bermuda and is moving toward the northeast at about 41 mph.

The National Hurricane Center's 10 a.m. Friday update reported that Category 1 Hurricane Melissa is in the Atlantic Ocean, 255 miles north of Bermuda. Packing maximum sustained winds of 90 mph, the hurricane is tracking to the northeast at 41 mph. Melissa is forecast to become an extratropical cyclone.

Hurricane Melissa is a Category 1 hurricane located about 255 miles north of Bermuda. The storm is sustaining winds of 90 mph and is moving northeast at 41 mph.

Melissa is one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic Basin, killing at least 32 people.

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Before the storm barreled north over Cuba, at least seven people died across the Caribbean as the storm approached Jamaica. See the storm's impact on Cuba.

Hurricane Melissa has hit the south coast of eastern Cuba as a category 3 “extremely dangerous” storm, hours after making landfall in neighbouring Jamaica.

This special report covers the catastrophic landfall of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa in southwestern Jamaica, bringing record-breaking 185 mph winds and widespread destruction. . The Jamaican energy minister has stated that 'a third of the island is experiencing power cuts and citizens have been asked to brace for things to get significantly worse'.