AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hurricane Melissa lashed Jamaica with violent winds, destructive storm surge and relentless rainfall this week, coming ashore as one of the strongest hurricanes on Atlantic record. Below is a look back at some of the other notable storms Melissa joins in the record books.

Lowest pressure

The hurricane with the lowest central pressure on record was Hurricane Wilma (2005).

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) aircraft measured a pressure of 882 millibars in the center of the hurricane on October 19th, the lowest pressure ever measured in an Atlantic hurricane.

Strongest winds

The hurricane with the strongest winds on record was Hurricane Allen (1980).

A NOAA reconnaissance aircraft recorded maximum sustained winds of 190 mph while Allen was moving ac

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