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

As Hurricane Melissa crosses over Jamaica with record-breaking winds and rain, these webcams show what happens as long as power holds out.

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall as a Category 5 storm after already sustaining wind speeds of 175 miles per hour.

Hurricane Melissa has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm, with dangerous winds, storm surge and flash flooding expected in Jamaica, forecasters said.

Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 5 storm, is forecast to bring life-threatening winds, flooding and storm surge to Jamaica.

Former Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, weakened after leaving a trail of devastation ...

Increased crime and fallout from natural disasters has caused the U.S. State Department to revise the travel status of this ...

Melissa tore through the Caribbean as one of the most powerful storms in history, slamming Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane earlier this week.

For the latest on Hurricane Melissa, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, Oct. 30. Hurricane Melissa weakened on ...

Hurricane Melissa smashed into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds. The hurricane is potentially becoming the worst storm in the island's recorded history. Destructive winds, torrential ...