WASHINGTON — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in south-western Jamaica early Tuesday afternoon, packing winds of 185 mph. It was the strongest hurricane to make landfall on the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

With 892 millibars of central pressure, it also tied two records for the strongest Atlantic storm on landfall. The pressure — the key measurement meteorologists use — ties 1935’s Labor Day hurricane in Florida and Hurricane Dorian from 2019.

The National Hurricane Center’s latest models show Hurricane Melissa has now moved off the east coast of Cuba. It is about 150 miles south of the central Bahamas. It is moving NE at 14 miles per hour. Heavy rain will continue in eastern Cuba throughout the day with 10-20 inches expected. This could trigger life threatening flash f

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