WASHINGTON — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in south-western Jamaica at 1 p.m., packing winds of 185 mph. It was the strongest hurricane to make landfall on the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago. With 892 millibars of central pressure, it also tied two records for the strongest Atlantic storm on landfall. The pressure — the key measurement meteorologists use — ties 1935’s Labor Day hurricane in Florida and Hurricane Dorian from 2019.

Tuesday 10/28 5 p.m. Update

As of 5 p.m. ET Tuesday, Melissa was still a powerful Category 4 storm, with winds of 145 mph. The hurricane is centered about 15 miles east of Montego Bay and about 200 miles southwest of Guantánamo, Cuba. It is moving north-northeast at 8 mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

The storm has

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