Hurricane Melissa has been upgraded to a Category 2 hurricane and is currently just 130 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. This marks Melissa as the 5th named hurricane and the 15th named storm of this Atlantic Hurricane Season.

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Melissa is likely to rapidly intensify over the next 24-48 hours, potentially reaching a powerful Category 5 hurricane before making direct landfall in Jamaica early Tuesday.

Breyanna Lewis/KATC

Breyanna Lewis/KATC

Currently, it is moving slowly westward, raising concerns for the surrounding areas in the Caribbean.

Breyanna Lewis/KATC

Jamaica is under a Hurricane Warning, while Eastern Cuba has been placed under a Hurricane Watch. The southern part of Haiti also remains under a Hurricane Watch along with a Tropical Storm Warning.

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