🌀Watch the evolution of Hurricane Melissa on the gust map. Timeline —> Oct 21: formed south of Haiti as a tropical storm. Oct 23-25: drifted slowly west-northwest, remaining disorganised in the central Caribbean. Oct 25: began rapid intensification, strengthening into a hurricane with sustained winds over 105 mph. Oct 27-28: exploded into a Category 5 storm, winds surged to 185 mph and pressure dropped to 892 hPa. Melissa made landfall near New Hope, Jamaica. Now: weakened to a Category 1, trac

Live Storms Media contributor Sam Dienst is in Jamaica this morning checking out the final preparations as CATEGORY 5 #Hurricane #Melissa begins its final track toward the southern coast of #Jamaica. #LSMwx #Tropicalwx | Meteorologist Brett Adair