A Georgia resident is among the visitors bracing for Hurricane Melissa as it heads toward Jamaica .

The powerful storm is expected to make landfall Tuesday as a Category 5 hurricane, potentially ranking among the strongest Atlantic storms on record.

Here's what we know about the Georgia native in Jamaica.

Georgia native in Jamaica during hurricane

Atlanta native Donna Lee Gordon is visiting family and celebrating her birthday on the island. She said the hurricane came as a sudden shock upon her arrival, according to WSBTV .

"I’ve been in Jamaica for the last six, seven, eight years in October, so it did catch me as a shock as soon as I got here," she said according to WSBTV. "I was mental, like, listen, a hurricane is coming, a hurricane is coming."

Gordon said her hotel is ta

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