2025 North Atlantic hurricane season
Hurricane Melissa 2025
Recorded track and intensity from Oct 21, 2025 to Nov 1, 2025
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190 mph
Oct 28, 2025 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
Melissa is listed in the North Atlantic basin for the 2025 season. Its archived track begins on Oct 21, 2025, 06:00 AM UTC at 14°N, 70°W. The first observation lists sustained winds of 46 mph. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.
The first Category 5 observation appears on Oct 27, 2025, 09:00 AM UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 190 mph, first recorded on Oct 28, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC at 17.5°N, 78.1°W. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 892 hPa on Oct 28, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC.
The full record spans 264 hours and approximately 3,410 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 46.6°N, 51.3°W on Nov 1, 2025, 06:00 AM UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on Oct 31, 2025, 09:00 AM UTC.
Further reading
Official report (PDF) — National Hurricane Center, Tropical Cyclone Report.
QUICK ANSWERS
Melissa in brief
What was Hurricane Melissa's highest wind speed?
190 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Oct 28, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC.
What category was Hurricane Melissa?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Oct 27, 2025, 09:00 AM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Hurricane Melissa's lowest pressure?
892 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Oct 28, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC.
When did Hurricane Melissa occur?
The archived track runs from Oct 21, 2025, 06:00 AM UTC to Nov 1, 2025, 06:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from Oct 21, 2025, 06:00 AM UTC to Oct 31, 2025, 09:00 AM UTC.
Where did Hurricane Melissa form?
In the North Atlantic basin, in the 2025 season. Its first archived position is 14°N, 70°W on Oct 21, 2025, 06:00 AM UTC.
Did Hurricane Melissa make landfall?
The archive places its center over land at 2 recorded positions; the strongest is 167 mph on Oct 28, 2025, 06:00 PM UTC. Positions are six-hourly, so this is not a landfall chronology.
METHODOLOGY
Data sources and limitations
The map and summary are generated from NOAA's IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive's pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth's 1:10m land data.
Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm's center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.
Archive retrieved
NOAA IBTrACS archive and Field documentation
Sources & methodology