NHC Director Dr. Michael Brennan warns on the catastrophic impacts from Major Hurricane #Melissa expected to make landfall early Tuesday morning along the south coast of Jamaica. Keep track of the forecast at Hurricanes.gov | NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center

Footage from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows a flight crew experiencing intense turbulence as they collected data from the eye of Hurricane Melissa as it swept across the Caribbean Sea. The NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center captured video aboard its Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft, Kermit, as it was buffeted by winds near the storm’s eye. According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Melissa was forecast to impact Bermuda on Thursday, prompting a hurricane

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Destructive winds exceeding 100 mph, up to 30 inches of rain, and several feet of storm surge are threats the National Hurricane Center warns an extremely powerful Hurricane Melissa will bring to Jamaica, Cuba and parts of Haiti. Latest: | The Weather Channel