Local Jamaicans are anxiously waiting to hear from their loved ones as Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to the country.

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CNN, TVJ, JAMAICAN NATIONAL WORKS AGENCY VIA X, MATEO AVALLE PIBER, HOVEN CAMPBELL By CNN Meteorologists Taylor Ward, Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, Elise Hammond, Billy Stockwell and Eric Zerkel (CNN) – Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 3 storm with 125 mph sustained winds,

After Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, one NBA star is pledging to help the country with its recovery.

People who live in Milwaukee and have strong ties to Jamaica have been anxiously watching updates on Hurricane Melissa.

Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness joins Katy Tur from Kingston as Hurricane Melissa hits the country as a Category 5 storm. Holness shares more about the efforts to prepare residents and what they are expecting in the aftermath.

Joan Edghill of Ocoee worried about her 90-year-old uncle in Jamaica as the ferocious Category 5 Hurricane Melissa barreled toward the country where she was born.