Melissa will be one of the most intense, devastating hurricanes on record in Jamaica, with widespread flooding, landslides and destructive winds. Flooding rain is also a grave concern in Hispaniola and Cuba. Here's the latest forecast.

Follow along all day for the very latest on this extremely serious situation for the Caribbean.

Jamaica is bracing for potentially its strongest storm to ever impact the island, as the slow-moving, major hurricane continues to close in.

Four people are reported dead from landslides and falling trees in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged residents to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Melissa. Hundreds of shelters have been opened across the country and airports have been closed as the massive storm is forecast to drop 30 inches of rain.