Recovery efforts begin after Hurricane Melissa

We are learning more this evening after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica early Tuesday afternoon. Early reports indicate that the massive storm has already turned deadly for some in the Caribbean. LiveNOW?s Mike Pache is speaking with James Judge from Project Dynamo as we learn more about recovery efforts after Melissa became the strongest hurricane to strike Jamaica since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

NHC update on major Hurricane Melissa

National Hurricane Center Director Dr. Michael Brennan provided an update on Major Hurricane Melissa Monday morning. The storm is expected to produce rainfall amounts reaching 15 to 30 inches over parts of Jamaica in the coming days with catastrophic flooding and landslides likely.