Melissa intensifies to Category 5 on path to slam into Jamaica as island's strongest recorded storm

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. It would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851. Melissa, blamed for six deaths in the northern Caribbean [...]