Footage has emerged from the eye of Hurricane Melissa after a specially adapted plane operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) flew into the center of the storm. Melissa is on track to make landfall on Tuesday in Jamaica before coming ashore in Cuba later in the day and then heading toward the Bahamas. Footage shows the eerie calmness with clear blue, sunny skies up above, while the thick cloudy eye wall can be seen swirling around in the distance. Find out more at

🚨🌀 Hurricane Melissa Update (as of 8pm Monday night): Hurricane Melissa is currently a catastrophic category 5 hurricane, and the biggest storm on Earth this year. Wind: Current sustained wind speeds are 175 mph, with higher gusts. On the forecast track, the core of Melissa is expected to move near or over Jamaica by early Tuesday, across southeastern Cuba Tuesday night, and across the southeastern or central Bahamas on Wednesday. Within the eyewall, total structural failure is likely, especia

This infra-red satellite image from the National Hurricane Centre (NHC), shows the weather systems currently active in the wider Caribbean region and over the next few hours. Category 5 Melissa is expected to turn northward later today or tonight. The NHC team NHC warns that catastrophic and life-threatening winds, flooding, and storm surges are expected on Jamaica tonight and early Tuesday... On the forecast track, the core of Melissa is expected to move over Jamaica tonight and early Tuesday,