Hurricane Melissa, a storm with the potential to be the strongest hurricane ever to strike Jamaica, is expected to make landfall at around 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday—with the central and western hal...

Hurricane Melissa’s destructive winds could be significantly stronger in Jamaica’s mountains, which cover nearly half the country, than at sea level when the storm hits the island on Tuesday.

Hurricane Melissa intensified to a Category 5 - the maximum strength - on Monday and has already begun lashing the coast with 'life-threatening hurricane-force winds' and huge waves.