Hurricane Melissa is expected to continue strengthening and become a Category 5 hurricane, according to the NHC, Saturday, Oct. 25.

Don’t be fooled – there’s still time for major activity this season. Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, the strongest-ever storm to hit Jamaica, had winds topping 185 mph and could have turned toward the Sunshine State.

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened back into a Category 2 hurricane after devastating Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas and is heading toweard Bermuda.

Donations are tax-deductible, and 100% will go directly to communities and residents impacted by Hurricane Melissa. For more information, call 561-655-1919. Jodie Wagner is a journalist at the Palm Beach Daily News, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network.

Centers of global wealth — and vibrant exile communities that run generations deep — both cities are cultural melting pots that have long been major points of entry for immigrants.

Parts of the Caribbean began surveying the damage caused by the deadly Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful Category 5.

Nations across the Caribbean were assessing the cost in lives and destruction from Hurricane Melissa, no more so than on Jamaica where at least 19 people died.