Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica
Digest more
Watch Jamaica live webcams capture Hurricane Melissa's landfall. Live webcam video as tropical storm nears Kingston, Montego Bay, Treasure Beach and more.
For Eva Henry-Hall, a Tucson resident originally from Jamaica, the past few days have been stressful. “It’s scary,” Henry-Hall said looking at the destruction online. She’s been glued to social media, watching Hurricane Melissa tear through her home country from over 2,000 miles away.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Friday declared a state of emergency as the tropical disturbance moved closer, telling residents of his state to monitor the forecast and start preparing. The governor's order puts emergency plans in place and makes federal help available.
A strengthening storm brewing near the Bahamas could bring flooding rain, coastal surge, damaging winds and dangerous surf to the Southeast.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight after battering Jamaica as one of the most powerful landfalling storms in Atlantic basin history.