Hurricane Melissa is approaching the western coast of Jamaica, where it is expected to make landfall Tuesday as a powerful and "extremely dangerous" major hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said.

The warnings are dire: torrential rain, landslides, catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and storm surge.

When is Hurricane Melissa expected to make landfall?

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall on Tuesday, the NHC said. It will then move across southeastern Cuba on Wednesday morning and then over the Bahamas sometime on Wednesday.

How far away is Hurricane Melissa from Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas?

Melissa was 55 miles SSE from Negril, Jamaica and 265 miles SW from Guantanamo, Cuba, the NHC said in its 8 a.m. advisory.

Maximum winds were 175 mph, making Melissa a powerful Category

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