High-level steering winds sent Hurricane Melissa on a sharp turn directly into Jamaica on Oct. 28, 2025. Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies/University of Wisconsin-Madison

Hurricane Melissa turned sharply to devastate Jamaica − how forecasters knew where it was headed

Tropical storms are guided by many different wind patterns: big, like the Bermuda high, and small. A hurricane researcher explains their role in why so many storms veered off into the Atlantic in 2025.

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