Airports across Jamaica are closed as Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 5 storm, moves closer to the island. Flights are canceled until later this week, and officials are warning of potentially catastrophic conditions as strong winds and heavy rains begin to arrive.

British holidaymakers in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, have been placed in lockdown at hotels ahead of Hurricane Melissa, a category 5 storm expected to make landfall on Tuesday morning. Resorts have secured property and provided food supplies while guests shelter.

According to Jamacia’s emergency manager, shelters in St. James Parish, where Montego Bay is located, have not opened. He said staff is on standby. Copyright 2025 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved. Aaron came to Local 10 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he worked as a weekend morning anchor and reporter at WITI-TV.

HUNDREDS of British holiday-makers are trapped in Jamaica tonight as Hurricane Melissa – a now category five monster storm – bears down on the island. The mega storm bring with it

Airlines had been sending larger planes to Montego Bay to help evacuate tourists, knowing the island was set to take a direct hit from a very dangerous, slow-moving hurricane. Not all visitors in Jamaica will be able to leave this Caribbean island.