With peak sustained winds of 180 mph and even higher gusts, Hurricane Melissa is forecast to be the strongest storm ever to strike Jamaica.

The prime minister ordered mandatory evacuations as officials braced for tens of thousands to be displaced. Three people were killed and 13 others injured during preparations for the storm, the health minister said.

On Sunday and Monday, as the storm was approaching Jamaica, the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the “Hurricane Hunters," had been monitoring the storm by flying into the eye of the storm. The unit has released a video showing what it looks like inside the storm.

An O'Fallon, Missouri, woman and her loved ones face extended, perilous stay as Category 5 Hurricane Melissa barrels toward island nation.

The storm caused widespread damage in Jamaica to infrastructure and cut internet access for most of its two million people. Cuba has evacuated about 750,000 people ahead of the storm.

Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica with life-threatening storm surge as Cubans warned to seek shelter: Live updates - The storm made landfall in the southwestern part of the island, with destructive winds

Melissa slammed into Jamaica's shoreline Tuesday, Oct. 28, as a Category 5 hurricane leaving widespread flooding. See photos.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica today, bringing winds of up to 185mph - making it officially the strongest storm on record to hit the Caribbean island

The head of a community group representing Bermuda’s Jamaican population has asked the public to help with relief as Hurricane Melissa hovers over the Caribbean island for two days. Yackeisha Weir,