October 28, 2025
#EyeOnMelissa: Melissa makes landfall in St Elizabeth
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa has now hit land in the vicinity of Parottee in St Elizabeth.
Officials from the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) told Observer Online that Melissa made landfall shortly after 11:00 am.
Already there have been reports of severe flooding and property damage in several communities in St Elizabeth, Manchester, Westmoreland and St James.
