Lightning flashes within the powerful eye wall of Hurricane Melissa. Incredible imagery this morning of Melissa, a Category 5 storm, south of Jamaica. STORY >>> https://www.kctv5.com/2025/10/27/category-4-hurricane-melissa-threatens-catastrophic-flooding-jamaica-haiti/ 📹: CIRA Satellites /TMX | KCTV5 News Kansas City

Hurricane Melissa In Motion Check out satellite imagery of lightning in the eye of Hurricane Melissa from sunset on Sunday evening, just hours before it intensified into a Category 5 storm. | The Weather Channel

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