Hurricane Melissa, now a powerful Category 5 storm, is bearing down on Jamaica and is forecast to be the worst storm in the island’s history.
Melissa is set to bring catastrophic winds, rain, flooding and storm surge to Jamaica, where residents and tourists are sheltering in place. Landfall is expected early Tuesday morning.
Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm threatens Jamaica with devastation
Jamaica is bracing for what the National Hurricane Center said would be catastrophic flash flooding and landslides caused by up to 40 inches of rain.
Hurricane Melissa is edging toward Jamaica and is set to make landfall as a historic Category 5 storm, with winds of more than 170 mph.
Jamaica is bracing for what the National Hurricane Center said would be catastrophic flash flooding and landslides caused by up to 40 inches of rain in some places. The storm is due to make landfall early tomorrow.
Widespread damage to property and infrastructure is expected, and some people were already in storm shelters last night.
The storm is expected to hit Cuba and bring severe weather to other parts of the Caribbean, including the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands.
Melissa is now the most powerful storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and is expected to be the strongest storm to hit Jamaica since Hurricane Gilbert in 1988.
George Solis is reporting from Kingston, Jamaica, for NBC News.
