LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - As Hurricane Melissa roars toward Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, one Little Rock man is keeping a close eye on the island he still calls home.

Michael Phillips, owner of Wah Gwaan Caribbean Grill in Little Rock, said his heart is with his family back in Jamaica as they brace for the storm.

“Well, I got my mom in Jamaica. And I've got brothers and sisters in Jamaica. And cousins and aunties. And uncles. So, I've got a whole entourage in Jamaica,” Phillips said.

Phillips is preparing to open a new location for his restaurant, but his thoughts are far from business this week.

“We're always going to worry about family when it comes to something like this,” he said. “We will always, because it comes down to the people that we love.”

Phillips said his mother’s home is ma

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