All the ways Melissa made records

Hurricane Melissa made history as the strongest storm ever to strike Jamaica, and one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record. Fueled by abnormally hot sea water, the storm exploded in strength and tore across the island with 185 mph winds, rewriting the limits of what’s possible in the Caribbean. 01:23 • Source: CNN 24 videos Hurricane Melissa made history as the strongest storm ever to strike Jamaica, and one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record. Fueled by abnormally hot sea water, the storm exploded in strength and tore across the island with 185 mph winds, rewriting the limits of what’s possible in the Caribbean. 01:23 • Source: CNN All the ways Melissa made records 01:23 While driving to some of the hardest hit areas in Jamaica, CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam shows some of the damage from Hurricane Melissa. 01:02 • Source: CNN CNN meteorologist tries to drive to hardest hit area in Jamaica 01:02 President Donald Trump arrived to gifts and ceremony in South Korea as his diplomatic Asia tour continues. 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The storm brings with it maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center, and rainfall of between 10 to 20 inches. 00:29 • Source: CNN Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba 00:29 Tensions continue to rise between Democrats and Republicans as the shutdown puts 42 million Americans on the verge of losing federal food aid. 02:24 • Source: CNN Federal food aid at risk for millions as lawmakers refuse to budge 02:24 House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said he has spoken with Donald Trump about the possibility of the president seeking a third-term but that he sees no path for it as any change to the US Constitution would be well after Trump has left office. 01:07 • Source: CNN Reporter asks Johnson about speaking with Trump about a third term 01:07 Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino has been summoned to appear in court after a judge’s concern about federal agents’ use of tear gas on protesters in Chicago. CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez explains. 01:03 • Source: CNN Judge asks top border official in Chicago to check in daily at court over protests 01:03 CNN’s Derek Van Dam reports from Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa’s eye moves closer to the island nation. Melissa strengthened to a rare Category 5, making it the strongest storm on the planet this year. 01:17 • Source: CNN CNN on the ground as Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensifies 01:17 Three people have died in Haiti as Hurricane Melissa tracks towards making landfall in Jamaica. A displaced Haitian resident told Reuters that his country would not be able to withstand the hurricane making landfall in Haiti. 00:40 • Source: CNN 'We'll simply die' if Hurricane Melissa hits, says Haitian 00:40 Anderson Cooper spoke to a couple on their honeymoon in Jamaica as the country braces for Hurricane Melissa, which has reached Category 5, with winds of 175 mph and stronger gusts, making it the strongest storm on the planet this year. 01:52 • Source: CNN Anderson Cooper talks to couple stranded by Hurricane Melissa 01:52 President Trump described Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as a “winner” as he spoke to thousands of US troops aboard the USS George Washington at the Yokosuka Naval Base in central Japan. 00:25 • Source: CNN Trump praises Japan’s prime minister: ‘This woman is a winner’ 00:25 The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces claim they’ve captured the army’s headquarters in the city of El Fasher, which would be a major victory for the rebel force in the country’s civil war. 01:00 • Source: CNN RSF rebels claim to capture key city in Sudan 01:00 Video taken October 26 by a hurricane hunter shows what the inside of Hurricane Melissa’s eye looks like 00:16 • Source: CNN Inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa 00:16 Sami Hamdi, a British commentator, was taken into custody by ICE at San Francisco airport on Sunday. 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