Hurricane Melissa October 2025

Active Response

Status:

October 21, 2025

Disaster Reported:

Caribbean, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba

Affected area(s):

Event Summary

Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified into a major Category 5 hurricane and made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday. The NWS has officially rated the hurricane at 892 mbar right before landfall with sustained winds at 185 mph and wind gusts up to 215 mph.

This is the strongest landfilling atlantic hurricane of all time and the storm of the century for Jamaica. Rebuilding is estimated to take 10 years or more.

Relief organizations were pre-positioned with supplies and are coordinating response efforts in multiple countries. We will update this disaster event page as partner organizations notify Serve Source of the location and details of their response.

See Active Partner List below for full list of organizations preparing to respond when safe. If you are looking for ways you can help survivors of Hurricane Melissa? View active response partners below or contribute directly to the collective response.

News/Resources

News & Resources

Source Source and partners we work directly with are actively responding in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. We will continue to keep this page updated during active response operations.

Impact Analysis & Economic Loss Estimate

Serve Source Impact Analysis™ of 95 of 100

Economic Loss Estimate

Based on analysis by AccuWeather, the preliminary damage and economic loss estimate for the hurricane is $48–$52 billion (entire storm event) and $5B in estimated insured losses for Jamaica alone, with a total of $22 billion in damage and economic losses for just Jamaica. To put this into perspective, Jamaica's landmass is smaller than the state of Connecticut and has a GDP of about $20B (in current US$). Hurricane Helene (2024) was $100B after impacting 6 US states. Support Jamaica - Official Disaster Relief & Recovery Portal

Damage Assessment

Serve Source has included a damage assessment layer on our ArcGis Map that was performed using Microsoft AI for Good Lab that has a preliminary assessment of affected buildings in west Jamaica.

Jamaica Resource Pages

How You Can Help Survivors of Hurricane Melissa

Pray – Lift up the people of Jamaica and all impacted by this devastating storm. Pray for strength, protection, and swift recovery for affected communities. Pray for the safety and effectiveness of responding organizations.

Give – Support relief efforts by contributing to the collective response or donating through one of our active response partners listed below. Every dollar helps deliver hope and resources where they’re needed most.

Serve – Partner with your local church to raise awareness and prepare to respond. Watch for upcoming opportunities to serve alongside trusted organizations in recovery and rebuilding efforts.

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