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.

Jamaica’s Seven Mile Beach is the idyllic backdrop for an all-inclusive stay at Beaches Negril Resort and Spa, the smaller of the two Beaches Resorts. This family-friendly parad

Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage.

Hurricane Melissa — the strongest storm in Jamaica’s history — is tearing across the island with 185-mile-per-hour winds and torrential rain. The Category 5 hurricane has ripped roofs off homes, toppled power lines and left nearly one-third of the country without electricity.