The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) continues to track Hurricane Melissa with forecasts predicting a Category 5 storm with catastrophic winds made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday.
Many homes on the barrier island, Manasota Key, suffered extensive damage when Hurricane Milton struck Florida. The devastation from high winds and storm surge is seen on this home on Oct. 11, 2024.
Hurricane Melissa tore a path of destruction across Jamaica after the storm made landfall on Tuesday as a Category 5 hurricane, one of the most powerful landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.