CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- As Hurricane Melissa barrels toward Jamaica, southern parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, it's been upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane. This is the time of year that these disasters hit in tropical areas, leaving devastation in their wake -- something two people in Central Illinois know all to well.

Jalen Duncan and Erin Hardway were just outside of Cancun for vacation during October of 2005. What was planned as a relaxing getaway took a turn when Hurricane Wilma hit the area. That Category 5 storm is something they say they remember like it was yesterday. Now, they wait, watch and hope people can get out of the way of Hurricane Melissa.

"I remember our hotel room, just a little bit of being on like that bottom floor, because I remember you could open the

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