Hurricane Melissa made landfall near Chivirico, Cuba early Wednesday as a powerful Category 3 storm after slamming Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

Melissa has winds of 120 mph and started to weaken after making its second landfall in eastern Cuba, but forecasters tell FOX Weather that the hurricane's force will continue as it spins across the island.

The hurricane is projected to make its way Thursday near or to the west of Bermuda, where a hurricane watch is in effect.

Here's the latest on Hurricane Melissa making landfall in Cuba:

Hurricane Melissa moves across Cuba as a Category 3 storm

8:45 a.m. ET: Hurricane Melissa was grinding across Cuba on Wednesday as a Category 3 as thousands of people in Cuba were evacuated to shelters.

The Associated Press

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