Hurricane Melissa latest updates: storm set to make landfall in next few hours as Jamaica braces for ‘storm of the century’
Hurricane Melissa latest updates: storm set to make landfall in next few hours as Jamaica braces for ‘storm of the century’
US prepared to send aid to storm-hit Jamaica – as it happened
Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica over the next few hours, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The NHC said that the slow-moving category five hurricane is 55 miles (90 km) away from the island, the BBC is reporting.
“An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft has found that Melissa is strengthening with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (290 kph),” the National Hurricane Center wrote in a post on X shared about an hour ago.
“Residents in Jamaica should not leave their shelter as winds will rapidly increase within the eyewall of Melissa. Remain in place through the passage of these life-threatening conditions,” it added.