Hurricane Melissa barrels over Cuba
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Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin -- and is now continuing its path of destruction through the Caribbean.
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.
Texas newlyweds Kasydee and Hunter Bishop are trapped near Montego Bay, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches as a Category 5 storm with 175 mph winds.