As reported at CBS News, Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica with sustained winds of 185 mph. Hurricane Melissa initially came ashore Tuesday near New Hope, on the southwestern coast of Jamaica. According to accounts, more than 530,000 Jamaicans were without power as of Tuesday evening.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a fearsome Category 5 storm, bringing heavy floodwaters across the country's southwest and catastrophic winds that tore roofs off buildings.
(People) At Least 7 Dead as Hurricane Melissa Death Toll Rises Before ‘Storm of the Century’ Makes Landfall in Jamaica
The most powerful hurricane to lash the island since record-keeping began 174 years ago and one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded, Melissa struck Jamaica with sustained winds of 185 mph, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.