Hurricane Melissa reached its maximum category this Monday, 27th, reported the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States, which issued a warning for possible “catastrophic flooding” in Jamaica, even before the storm arrived in the Caribbean country.

“Melissa is now a Category 5 hurricane,” the NHC wrote in its most recent bulletin. “Destructive winds, storm surges and catastrophic flooding will worsen in Jamaica throughout the day and overnight,” the NHC said.

Hurricane Melissa reached its maximum category this Monday, 27th, reported the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States, which issued a warning for possible “catastrophic flooding” in Jamaica, even before the storm arrived in the Caribbean country.

“Melissa is now a Category 5 hurricane,” the NHC wrote in its most recent bulletin. “Destructive winds, storm surges and catastrophic flooding will worsen in Jamaica throughout the day and overnight,” the NHC said.