NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - At Boswell’s Jamaican Grill in Mid-City on Tuesday, the television was locked on coverage of Hurricane Melissa and the devastation the Category 5 storm was projected to unleash on Jamaica.

“I am worried. I am very worried,” Keisha Lawla said.

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Lawla is the supervisor at the restaurant. She was born and raised in Jamaica and is worried about her family on the island in the massive hurricane’s path.

“My mom, my dad, my aunt, my uncles, my grandma. They’re all there,” Lawla said.

Lawla’s mother captured some video of the hurricane’s early impacts. It showed heavy rain, and strong winds can be heard in the background. Lawla expects Hurricane Melissa to eclipse previous disasters

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