00:00This hurricane just tied the strongest winds ever recorded in the Atlantic.
00:04Hurricane Melissa has now been bumped up to 190 mph winds,
00:08which puts it right alongside Hurricane Allen as the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic.
00:13That upgrade comes from the National Hurricane Center's final analysis
00:17after re-examining aircraft and satellite data.
00:21190 mph, that's catastrophic wind,
00:24the kind that can tear apart well-built structures and leave areas uninhabitable for weeks to months.
00:30Melissa devastated parts of Jamaica and Haiti last October,
00:33and this new report shows it was even stronger than realized at the time.
00:36So why does that matter?
00:38Because hurricane season will be here before we know it,
00:40and storms capable of reaching this level of intensity are not just theoretical, but reality.
00:45Understanding that helps us better prepare for what could come next.
