Millions of people across Jamaica are hunkering down and praying for safety from Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on Tuesday around 1 p.m. with winds of 185 mph.

Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification, strengthening to a rare Category 5 with winds of 175 mph and stronger gusts, making it the strongest storm on the planet this year. Follow for live updates.

Melissa slammed into Jamaica's shoreline Tuesday, Oct. 28, as a Category 5 hurricane leaving widespread flooding. See photos.

Fox Weather is earning praise for its thorough and intense live coverage of Hurricane Melissa from Jamaica, including reporting by Robert Ray.

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.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall early Wednesday morning in Cuba as a powerful Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph after slamming Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

Liberty Caribbean is working with Starlink to provide direct-to-cell coverage across Jamaica, as terrestrial networks have been severely impacted. An additional spectrum bandwidth license was awarded to Flow by the country's government to support the response efforts.

The Nation’s Associate Editor Natanga Smith and Photographer Jameel Springer, along with Multimedia Journalist Philippe Aimey and Technical Services Supervisor John Stoute from the Starcom Network, are among those travelling to Jamaica to provide comprehensive coverage in the aftermath of the hurricane.