Melissa飓风成为史上最强烈的大西洋风暴,造成至少95人死亡和80亿美元的损失。 Hurricane Melissa became the strongest Atlantic storm on record, causing at least 95 deaths and $8 billion in damage.

Melissa飓风已升级为第5类风暴,持续风速190英里,将Allen飓风(1980年)作为记录中最强烈的大西洋飓风。 Hurricane Melissa has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm with 190 mph sustained winds, tying Hurricane Allen (1980) as the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record. 国家飓风中心根据侦察机数据,包括创纪录的252英里风速数据,证实了风暴的高峰强度。 The National Hurricane Center confirmed the storm's peak intensity based on reconnaissance aircraft data, including a record 252 mph wind gust. Melissa在整个加勒比地区造成至少95人死亡,牙买加、海地和多米尼加共和国遭受重大破坏,并造成约80亿美元的损失,包括基础设施和农业的灾难性破坏。 Melissa caused at least 95 deaths across the Caribbean, with major devastation in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic, and inflicted an estimated $8 billion in damages, including catastrophic destruction to infrastructure and agriculture.