200 mph winds, 40 inches of rain, and zero resources—Jamaica’s worst storm meets its weakest defenses
Hurricane Melissa has turned the Caribbean into a scene of dread. The storm’s eye has fixed itself over the warmest waters south of Jamaica, spinning with the precision of a weapon. Meteorologists say this is no ordinary hurricane. It is the kind of storm that rewrites records and redraws coastlines. “Melissa is still expected to …