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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t“Oh my Jesus Christ,” meteorologist John Morales said on Tuesday when he learned Hurricane Melissa’s pressure prior to landfall. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t“Oh my Jesus Christ,” meteorologist John Morales said on Tuesday when he learned Hurricane Melissa’s pressure prior to landfall. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Screenshot via YouTube\/NBC 6 South Florida<\/a><\/p>\n Ever since his viral moment last year, South Florida meteorologist John Morales<\/a> hasn\u2019t held back his emotions during his newscasts.<\/p>\n The WTVJ (Channel 6) meteorologist made national headlines in October 2024 after he choked up on air while reporting on Hurricane Milton\u2019s rapid development in the Gulf of Mexico. Holding back tears, Morales said, \u201cI apologize; this is just horrific.\u201d<\/p>\n On Tuesday morning, before Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, Morales was at a loss for words when he learned the storm\u2019s barometric pressure, a key\u00a0indicator of its<\/a> strength<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201c180 now,\u201d fellow WTVJ meteorologist Adam Berg said when asked about the hurricane\u2019s maximum sustained winds. <\/p>\n Morales asked, \u201cOK, 180, and what\u2019s the pressure?\u201d To which Berg responded,\u201d Pressure is now down to 896.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh my Jesus Christ,\u201d Morales said before pausing and bringing his hand to his forehead. \u201cUm. Alright, I am going to hold this together here.\u201d<\/p>\n After regaining his composure, Morales noted that Melissa is the second strongest Atlantic storm in October and November. It surpassed Milton but fell behind Wilma from 2008.<\/p>\n \u201cSo 896 millibars is stronger than Hurricane Milton when it made that run last year. Remember my viral moment last year? Morales said. \u201cYou know, 50 millibars in ten hours, right? It got down to 897 millibars. Now, it turns out Melissa has broken or gone past Milton\u2019s record.\u201d<\/p>\n Morales has not shied away from discussing the lasting consequences of global warming, climate change, and federal government cuts to science and climate research<\/a>. During his Tuesday morning weather update, Morales pointed out that Melissa is the fourth major hurricane this year. He said that he plans to discuss the reasons for the surge in catastrophic hurricanes.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is all history. This is all bad news, especially for Jamaica,\u201d he told viewers. I think only one season, 2005, is the season that we had an equal number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes, so again, a lot of history being made in a back-loaded hurricane season, which is definitely and sadly about to be very, very tragic for some of the Caribbean islands.\u201d<\/p>\n Melissa slammed Jamaica with 185 miles per hour winds on Tuesday, as the strongest hurricane to ever hit the Caribbean island. Officials reported heavy flooding, destroyed homes and buildings, downed trees, and widespread power outages. <\/p>\n On Wednesday morning, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 storm. The storm has claimed at least 30 lives across the Caribbean, according to CNN<\/a>, and is now moving toward the Bahamas.<\/p>\n