Hurricane Melissa is making landfall in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to hit the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

Ahead of Hurricane Melissa making landfall, officials in Jamaica warned of the potential for catastrophic damage from the Category 5 storm.

NOAA trackers expect Hurricane Melissa to make catastrophic landfall in Jamaica Tuesday. How to watch live cam video updates, track spaghetti models and more.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm Tuesday afternoon, with winds stronger than Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica’s St. Elizabeth Parish o n the southwest side of the island on Tuesday. Live video footage captured the devastating impacts of the storm as it tore through Jamaica. Newsweek reached out to the National Hurricane Center via email for comment.

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