JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hurricane Melissa is closing in on Jamaica and is expected to make landfall Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, with winds over 160 miles per hour.

Forecasters warn the island could see catastrophic flooding and landslides.

In Jacksonville, members of the city’s Jamaican community are watching closely as the powerful storm moves closer to home.

At Island Tropics Restaurant and Lounge in Springfield, the TVs are tuned to weather updates and phones are buzzing with messages from family and friends on the island.

DJ Williams, who works at the restaurant, moved from Jamaica to the U.S. five years ago and now calls Jacksonville home. Originally from the coast of Jamaica, his parents remain there—already feeling the storm’s impact.

“I’m so much concerned more than they are

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