It made its catastrophic landfall along the southwestern coast of Jamaica earlier in the day as a historic Category 5 hurricane.

Where is Hurricane Melissa?

The center of Hurricane Melissa was about 110 miles southwest of Guantánamo, Cuba, and 380 miles south of the Central Bahamas, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Melissa was moving toward the north-northeast near 9 mph. Maximum sustained winds were near 130 mph with higher gusts, and the estimated minimum central pressure based on data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft was 950 mb.

Forecasters said strengthening was possible before it makes a second landfall on Cuba early Wednesday morning.

Historic storm hits Jamaica

Landslides, fallen trees and numerous power outages were reported as Melissa hit with 185 mph winds nea

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