Hurricane Melissa is one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record

Hurricane Melissa is now one of the most powerful atlantic Storm on record.

The monster storm intensified on Tuesday before landfall JamaicaIt brought with it maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 kph). This is the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever recorded hurricane dorian thrashed Bahamas In 2019.

Here’s a look at the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record:

hurricane allen

The most powerful Atlantic hurricane in terms of wind speed, Hurricane Allen killed more than 200 people in Haiti before striking Texas in 1980. Its highest sustained winds reached 190 mph (305 kph), but slowed before landfall.

hurricane melissa

The storm arrived off the coast of Jamaica on Tuesday as one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in history. Its sustained winds of 185 mph (295 kph) set the record for the fastest speed of an Atlantic hurricane during landfall.

hurricane dorian

The most intense hurricane to hit the Bahamas on record, the 2019 storm killed more than 70 people, packing winds of up to 185 mph (295 kph).

hurricane wilma

This 2005 storm intensified rapidly, packing winds of about 185 mph (295 kph). it collided MexicoThe Yucatan Peninsula before hitting South Florida, where it left a wide path of destruction.

hurricane gilbert

Hurricane Gilbert first made landfall in Jamaica and in 1988 devastated the Caribbean Sea and reached Mexico, where 200 people died. At its peak, winds reached 185 mph (295 kph).

labor day storm

This unidentified hurricane of 1935, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the United States, devastated the Florida Keys and caused damage along the Atlantic coast. Its winds were measured at 185 mph (295 kph).

hurricane milton

Just weeks after Hurricane Helene, this storm struck Florida’s Gulf Coast last October and spread across the state. The warm waters increased its rapid intensity as its winds briefly reached 180 mph (290 kph).

hurricane irma

Hurricane-force winds of 180 mph (290 kph) caused an estimated $700 million in damage in Puerto Rico and knocked out power to more than a million people in 2017.

hurricane rita

Just weeks after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, this storm, with winds of 180 mph (290 kph), devastated southwestern Louisiana. It caused more than $11 billion in damage.

hurricane mich

A devastating hurricane in 1998 caused landslides and floods that killed more than 11,000 people, most of them in Honduras and Nicaragua. The storm hit the coast of Central America with winds of up to 180 mph.