Tropical storm could represent worst-case scenario for Jamaica as it potentially makes landfall late Monday or early Tuesday, according to reports - Anadolu Ajansı

Jamaica's central location in the Caribbean, the island has never recorded a direct landfall from a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, according to records from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) dating back to 1850.

What was already a dangerous and deadly Tropical Storm Melissa is now on the cusp of becoming a hurricane Saturday morning, and forecasts have become even more dire for potentially catastrophic impacts across Jamaica,

Haiti is expected to see catastrophic flash floods and landslides early next week causing “extensive infrastructural damage and potentially prolonged isolation of communities.” The southwestern peninsula of Haiti, from the border of the Dominican Republic to Port-au-Prince, was placed under a hurricane watch and a tropical-storm warning.

Tallahassee residents with roots on the island are staying strong and "prayed up" for their loved ones who are bracing themselves for the storm.

Can the pace of a storm be its most dangerous weapon? Tropical Storm Melissa is showing why the answer can be yes. Drifting north-northwest at only 2 mph, slower than the pace of a casual walk, Melissa lingers over the Caribbean,

Melissa has already turned deadly across Haiti and the Dominican Republic, but AccuWeather meteorologists warn that the worst may be yet to come with the storm on track to intensify.