TAMPA, Fla. - Hurricane Melissa made a second landfall in Cuba on Wednesday morning after devastating Jamaica as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall just after 3 a.m. ET near Chivirico, Cuba, as a powerful Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph.

As of 11 a.m. on Wednesday, the storm had 100 mph winds.

FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg said Hurricane Melissa began weakening after making its second landfall.

However, the National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Melissa will cause life-threatening storm surge, flash flooding and landslides on the island.

The backstory:

Before slamming into Cuba on Wednesday, millions of people across Jamaica had to endure the catastrophic impacts from Hurricane Melissa as it approached the southwestern

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