The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season started with forecasts calling for an “above-normal” year, thanks to warm Atlantic waters and atmospheric patterns that usually fuel tropical development. But instead of producing a huge number of storms, the season became known for something far more dramatic: incredible intensity.

Mercy Chefs, a disaster relief organization, has established operations on Jamaica’s west side in St. Elizabeth, an area that had received minimal assistance until now, according to the organization’s founder and CEO Gary LeBlanc.

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A Jacksonville business owner in Jamaica is providing a firsthand look at the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after striking Jamaica on Tuesday as the strongest Category 5 to ever hit the island.

Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds Tuesday, was a beast that stood out as extreme even in a record number of monster storms spawned over the last decade in the Atlantic Ocean.

Jacksonville business owner Ricky Ravelo is currently in Jamaica after being unable to leave the country.

As Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, people with family on the island grew increasingly worried.

The storm’s core is forecast to pass over Jamaica today, cross southeastern Cuba Wednesday morning, and move across the southeastern or central Bahamas later Wednesday.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday afternoon in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph.

The National Hurricane Center expects Melissa to intensify further today before fluctuating in strength as it approaches Jamaica.

Melissa is expected to move near or over Jamaica through Tuesday, then across southeastern Cuba Tuesday night, and the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday.

There will be no direct or indirect impact for Florida or Georgia.

Melissa’s path is projected to move near or over Jamaica during the weekend and early next week.