Hurricane Melissa made landfall on the Caribbean island of Jamaica on Tuesday, Oct. 28, as a Category 5 storm with sustained winds over 180 mph. It brought threats of more than two feet of rain and a life-threatening storm surge.

Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas as a Category 1 hurricane after making landfall in Cuba this morning.

“The damage from this historic hurricane landfall is devastating. This was the first direct strike from a Category 5 hurricane in Jamaica’s recorded history,” he said.