Hurricane Melissa Strengthens Toward Jamaica, Could Reach Category 5

by Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau StaffKINGSTON, JAMAICA (Worthy News) – The National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned Sunday that Hurricane Melissa could intensify into a Category 5 hurricane before making landfall on Jamaica late Monday or early Tuesday.The storm was already a Category 4 by Sunday morning, packing sustained winds of 140 mph (225 km/h) and moving slowly westward toward Jamaica’s southern coast at just 5 mph (8 km/h). The NHC projected that winds could reach 160 mph