Hurricane Melissa will go down as one of the most powerful storms in history, with record-setting numbers upon landfall both for wind intensity and central pressure.

The Category 5 hurricane is responsible for the deaths of over two dozen people so far in the Caribbean.

Melissa made landfall on Tuesday in dramatic fashion, lashing much of Jamaica with extreme wind gusts and heavy rainfall .

Hurricane hunters with both NOAA and the Air Force Reserve have been very active over the past few days, flying directly into the eyewall of Melissa numerous times, according to officials.

Footage shared by the NOAA shows hurricane hunters flying directly into the chaos of Melissa, showing intense turbulence as the storm recorded wind speeds of up to 185 mph.

What they saw was jaw-dropping, includi

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