The strongest hurricane on record to make landfall over Jamaica was Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, a Category 4 hurricane, with sustained winds of 130 mph. As of Monday morning, Melissa was classified as a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 160 mph.

A strengthening Melissa grew into a Category 4 hurricane and could reach Category 5 status by Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Ca...

The storm is expected to hit Cuba and bring severe weather to other parts of the Caribbean, including the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos.