(Reuters) -Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a category five hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. It was one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin,

For the latest on Hurricane Melissa's approach to Jamaica, read USA TODAY's live updates for Tuesday, Oct. 28. As Hurricane Melissa crept closer to Jamaica on Monday, Oct. 27, the island nation braced for what could be its worst hurricane in recorded history,

The National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Melissa poses a threat of catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola

The US National Hurricane Centre warns of an "extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation" as the violent category five storm hits the island.

Hurricane Melissa is now Category 5, and the strongest storm this year as it approaches Jamaica. The National Hurricane Center warns the damage in Jamaica will be catastrophic.

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 5 storm and is forecast to bring destructive winds and storm surge and "catastrophic flooding" to Jamaica through the day, according to the National Hurricane Center.

KINGSTON/HAVANA (Reuters) -Hurricane Melissa began lashing Jamaica with violent gusts on Monday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center upgraded it to a Category 5 storm packing sustained winds of 165 mph,