Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in the municipality of Guamá in Santiago de Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane. The system is expected to continue moving northeast, gradually increasing its speed as it approaches the provinces of Granma and Santiago de Cuba. Despite expected fluctuations in intensity, Melissa will remain a major hurricane as it passes over the island. Eastern Cuba is already experiencing the hurricane's effects with heavy rainfall, recording cumulative totals of 61 millimeters at the Punta de Maisi weather station and 52 millimeters in Pilon. Rainfall is expected to intensify with accumulations between 200-450 millimeters over the next 24 hours, particularly in mountainous regions.
00:00On breaking news, Category 3 Hurricane Melissa just made long fall in Cuba, in the municipality of Guamá, Santiago de Cuba.
00:16During the next 12 to 24 hours, Hurricane Melissa is expected to continue moving northeast, gradually increasing its speed.
00:25Melissa will continue to approach the southern provinces of Granma and Santiago de Cuba early this morning, entering the Cuban territories through the municipality of Guamá in the province of Santiago de Cuba.
00:40Although the system will experience fluctuations in intensity, it will remain a major hurricane as it passes over the island.
00:48The other events of these hurricanes are affecting eastern Cuba with showers of rays, which have become heavy in some areas,
00:55with a cumulative total of 61 mm recorded at the Guaros weather station in Holguín and 52 mm in Jesús Menéndez, Las Tunas.
01:05These rains will gradually increase as Melissa approaches and passes Cuba, becoming heavy and intense in some areas, mainly mountainous regions,
01:14with accumulations of between 200 and 450 mm over the next 24 hours.
01:20Winds across most of the eastern regions will remain a tropical storm force, with speeds between 70 and 119 km per hour, with higher gusts.
01:33So far, wind gusts of 138 km per hour have been reported at the Gran Piera weather station in Santiago de Cuba, followed by 108 km per hour at the Cabo Cruz weather station in Granma province,
01:4769 km per hour in the city of Guantánamo and 66 km per hour at the Guaro weather station in Holguín.
01:55Hurricane force winds will begin to fall in the southern part of the eastern region of Cuba from early morning.
02:07Strong swells of wind waves between 4 and 6 meters will continue in the seas south of the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo, increasing to heights of up to 8 meters in early morning,
02:19with moderate to heavy flooding in low-lying areas of the coastline.
02:25There have been reports of strong swells and coastal flooding in the municipality of Guamá in the province of Santiago de Cuba.
02:32The Cuban force disaster for the Meteorological Institute is closely monitoring the evolution and future trajectory of this intense hurricane.
02:41The next tropical cyclone advisory will be issued at 6 in the morning.
02:46We just witnessed the news updates of Hurricane Melissa, who just made the landfall in the southern territories of eastern Cuba,
03:03in the municipality of Guamá in Santiago de Cuba.
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