Hurricane Melissa has become an incredibly powerful, major, and dangerous Category 5 storm in the Caribbean. Melissa is expected to bring catastrophic and life-threatening winds, flooding, numerous landslides, and storm surge to Jamaica over the next day.

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, multiple landslides and extensive infrastructure damage.

The National Hurricane Center is keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane.