The strongest storm in a generation, and potentially on record, is set to bring catastrophic weather conditions to the Caribbean island nation of Jamaica through the final week of October into the first week of November 2025.
The slow-moving storm, officially known as Hurricane Melissa, is predicted to make landfall during the early hours of Tuesday 28 October, although exact timings are proving extremely hard to predict.
A coconut tree sways in the wind at the Kingston Waterfront on Ocean…

