The Caribbean storm — among the most powerful in history, with 185 mph winds — is expected to bring flash-flooding and landslides as it slowly moves across the island and heads north toward Cuba.

Does a video posted on TikTok show Hurricane Melissa as it is making landfall in Kingston, Jamaica? No, that's not true: These clips show storms which happened around the world, some fairly recently,

The director of apostolates for a Jamaica-based religious community serving the poor in Kingston said Oct. 28 that the Category-5 Hurricane Melissa seems to be sparing Kingston the worst of its wrath. But he added that the storm was not yet finished and much remained unknown about the historic hurricane’s impact in the region.

Melissa is a Category 5 storm with sustained wind speeds of 185 mph (295 kph). It was expected to slice diagonally across the island, entering near St.

Hurricane Melissa will make landfall soon in Jamaica and is expected to hit as a Category 5, making it the strongest storm to ever hit the country. CEO of The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corp. Robert Hill joins Chris Jansing to share how they are preparing.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Ahead of Hurricane Melissa making landfall in Jamaica, ADM suspended operations at its flour mill in Kingston and its facility in Montego Bay until after the storm passed, a company spokesman said the afternoon of Oct. 28.

Most of Jamaica remains without power, as our correspondent reports floods, mudslides and "palm trees tossed like toothpicks".