Evacuations are in place for parts of Cuba, especially vulnerable areas including nearby dams and in flood zones, as well as in mountainous regions that are susceptible to landslides. Hurricane Melissa is heading north towards Cuba and is expected to hit it within the next five hours roughly.

Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm of the 2025 Atlantic season, made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday as possibly its worst storm in recorded history.

Back in North Texas, those with family and friends in Jamaica anxiously hold their breath and pray their loved ones will be okay. Errol Byles' heart breaks as family sends him videos of Hurricane Melissa ravaging a hospital and school in Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica.

The eye of the storm has passed over Jamaica but it is still battering the island - the eye is now heading towards Cuba.