2025's Hurricane Season Changed Dramatically In Late October

Most of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was storm after storm recurving well east of the United States, but that all changed when Hurricane Melissa exploded into a 185 mph Category 5 near Jamaica. Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba bore the brunt of feet of rainfall and ferocious winds. Melissa was the third Category 5 of the season adding to the tally started by Hurricane Erin and Hurricane Humberto. Humberto pulled Hurricane Imelda away from a South Carolina landfall in one bizarre twist of fate during the season. Here’s our wrap on the season.