…AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING MAJOR HURRICANE MELISSA… …LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF JAMAICA AND SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA THROUGH MIDWEEK… As of 2:00 PM EDT Sun Oct 26 the center of Melissa was located near 16.4, -76.9 with movement W at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 946 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 140 mph.
