Hurricane Melissa OFFICIALLY Tied for the Strongest in Atlantic History

Hurricane Melissa devastated islands in the Caribbean in late October in 2025. Now, 4 months later, the National Hurricane Center has accomplished the post-storm evaluation of Melissa, discovering that the winds reached 190 mph, tying it with Hurricane Allen for the strongest ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin’s historical past.

The people at the National Hurricane Center concluded that Melissa reached a central stress of 892 mb at its strongest, which lashed the western facet of Jamaica with excessive winds, unimaginable storm surge, and extended rainfall. All of those components contributed to 95 identified fatalities as of the report, launched February 26, 2026.

The origins hint again to a tropical wave rising off the western coast of Africa on October thirteenth. By midnight on the twenty sixth, Melissa had quickly developed into a significant hurricane. With weak steering, the forecast monitor was HIGHLY unsure. Even with this uncertainty, the forecast monitor was extremely correct by the National Hurricane Center (beneath)

What’s going to realize extra consideration is the improve to 190 mph winds. According to the National Hurricane Center, regardless that they did not immediately observe the winds particularly:

“Based on a blend of satellite estimates, flight-level wind and dropsonde data”

This ties it with Hurricane Allen from 1980, which was the earlier strongest hurricane recorded in the Atlantic Basin.

Official Report from the National Hurricane Center: READ IT HERE
Josh Morgerman reliving Melissa: WATCH IT HERE