Hurricane Melissa, made landfall in Jamaica as a devastating Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph early Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 28, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Heavy floodwaters surged through southwestern Jamaica on Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa slammed into the island as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the most powerful ever recorded in the Atlantic...

Forecasters said life-threatening storm surge is expected along the southern coast of Jamaica on Oct. 28, with peak storm surge heights potentially reaching 9 to 13 feet above ground level.