List of storms named Melissa

The name Melissa has been used for five tropical cyclones worldwide: four in the Atlantic Ocean and one in the Western Pacific Ocean.

In the Atlantic:

  • Tropical Storm Melissa (2007) – short-lived storm west of Cape Verde, never threatened land
  • Tropical Storm Melissa (2013) – short-lived storm in the central Atlantic, never threatened land
  • Tropical Storm Melissa (2019) – short-lived storm that formed in the central Atlantic
  • Hurricane Melissa (2025) – long-lived and devastating Category 5 hurricane that made landfall in Jamaica at peak intensity, tied for most intense hurricane landfall in the basin, and again in Cuba at Category 3 strength; strongest storm worldwide in 2025.

In the Western Pacific: