Hurricane Melissa intensified to a Category 5 storm and is expected to make landfall in Jamaica Monday night and early Tuesday. CBS News' Jason Allen and meteorologist Jessica Burch have the latest.

The most powerful storm to ever hit Jamaica has torn across the island on Tuesday, bringing catastrophic winds, floodwaters, and a storm surge that have caused widespread power outages and as-yet-untold destruction.

Extremely dangerous” Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, bringing catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surge to the island, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.

CBS travel editor Peter Greenberg says damage to airports and cruise ports currently poses the biggest threat to travelers in Jamaica amid Hurricane Melissa.

Melissa was on track to make landfall on Jamaica on Tuesday and then Cuba later in the day before heading toward the Bahamas.

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Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. It would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851.