Hurricane Melissa is one for the Atlantic basin record books

Once hurricane Melissa's eye touched land, the record books for the Atlantic basin forever changed. 

Melissa's lowest barometric pressure of 892mb is now tied for third with the Labor Day hurricane of 1935 for most intense hurricane. 

 

  

In terms of max sustained wind, the 185 mph winds it had when the storm made landfall in Jamaica is tied with hurricane Dorian (2019) for strongest landfall in the Atlantic basin. It is also the first category 5 storm to landfall since Dorian.  

Melissa remains a category 2 hurricane with winds up to 105 mph as it is departs the Bahamas. From there the storm will race to the northeast, holding on to hurricane status as it tracks east of Bermuda late this evening into Friday morning.