El fenómeno meteorológico, en el nivel cinco de la escala Saffir-Simpson, amenaza la isla con vientos destructivos, marejada ciclónica e inundaciones catastróficas

Melissa increased into a near hurricane and is forecast to rapidly intensify into a possible Category 5 through portions of southern Hispaniola and Jamaica.

Hurricane Melissa became a major hurricane late Saturday with catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.