Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to slam the island in years.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Bermuda as Hurricane Melissa is expected to approach the island later today and into tonight, the National Hurricane Center said. Located

Hurricane Melissa is moving quickly away from Bermuda and is expected to become extratropical on Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Melissa is currently located approximately 255 miles north of Bermuda. It has maximum sustained winds of 90 mph and a minimum central pressure of 973 millibars.

HURRICANE Melissa is expected to bring wet and windy weather to Ireland early next week. The monster storm has wreaked havoc in Jamaica, with at least seven dead and authorities even warning

Millions of people across Jamaica are hunkering down and praying for safety from Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on Tuesday around 1 p.m. with winds of 185 mph.

The core of Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday afternoon near New Hope, Jamaica, as the strongest storm in the nation's history. Now, it continues into Cuba.

After weakening to a Category 1 hurricane after its passage across the rugged terrain of eastern Cuba, by Wednesday afternoon Melissa was recovering over the waters around the speckled islands of the southeastern Bahamas.

MET Eireann has issued a 24-hour rain warning for four counties as Ireland braces for the remnants of ex-Hurricane Melissa to hit. Widespread showers will spread from the west tonight with some