A family from Long Island, who owns a resort in Jamaica, is racing against time to prepare for Hurricane Melissa, a storm forecasted to have a catastrophic impact on the Caribbean island.

Hurricane Melissa barreled through the northern Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba's second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drench...

Melissa is a Category 5 storm with sustained wind speeds of 180 mph (280 kph).