Heavy rain and winds of up to 185mph were recorded and shelters were set up to help keep people safe. Experts say the extent of the flooding and damage will not begin to become clear until daybreak in the country.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm -- making it the strongest storm ever recorded to hit the island with winds up to 185 mph and up to 40 inches of rain expected.

Prime minister expects ‘loss of life’ after powerful hurricane damages homes, hospitals and inundates parishes.

CNN, TVJ, JAMAICAN NATIONAL WORKS AGENCY VIA X, MATEO AVALLE PIBER, HOVEN CAMPBELL By CNN Meteorologists Taylor Ward, Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, Elise Hammond, Billy Stockwell and Eric Zerkel (CNN) – Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 3 storm with 125 mph sustained winds,

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Most of the island of two million people was without internet service, and major airports were closed. Kingston, the capital, was mostly spared.

Texas newlyweds who were enjoying their honeymoon in Jamaica are now bracing for impact as Hurricane Melissa aims the island, threatening to become the worst storm in the country’s history.

Melissa is now centered off the northern coast of Jamaica after barreling ashore as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Follow for live updates.

HURRICANE MELISSA UPDATE  Melissa is barreling toward Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane. See the latest track and timeline for landfall⬇️

Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness joins Katy Tur from Kingston as Hurricane Melissa hits the country as a Category 5 storm. Holness shares more about the efforts to prepare residents and what they are expecting in the aftermath.