Hurricane Melissa is making landfall in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to hit the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

NOAA trackers expect Hurricane Melissa to make catastrophic landfall in Jamaica Tuesday. How to watch live cam video updates, track spaghetti models and more.

Millions of people across Jamaica are hunkering down and praying for safety from Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on Tuesday around 1 p.m. with winds of 185 mph.

Hurricane Melissa is close to making landfall on Jamaica as by far the strongest storm to hit the island since records were first kept 174 years ago.

Flat Bridge Jamaica live camera, via See Jamaica, featuring the Rio Cobre River in the parish of St. Catherina Click here for your local weather forecast from your trusted team of meteorologists.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall early Wednesday morning in Cuba as a powerful Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph after slamming Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

Watch Jamaica live webcams capture Hurricane Melissa's landfall. Live webcam video as tropical storm nears Kingston, Montego Bay, Treasure Beach and more.

Fox Weather is earning praise for its thorough and intense live coverage of Hurricane Melissa from Jamaica, including reporting by Robert Ray. The post Fox Weather Earns Praise For Intense Hurricane Melissa Coverage first appeared on Mediaite.

The BriefHurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm with 175 mph winds on Monday near Jamaica.The storm could dump up to 40 inches of rain and cause life-threatening flooding and storm surge.

Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification, strengthening to a rare Category 5 with winds of 175 mph and stronger gusts, making it the strongest storm on the planet this year. Follow for live updates.

The FOX Weather team covering Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica found the location they were staying destroyed, with the team scrambling amidst the chaotic weather.