Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification, strengthening to a rare Category 5 with winds of 175 mph and stronger gusts, making it the strongest storm on the planet this year. Follow for live updates.

Here are the latest maps, spaghetti models and paths for Hurricane Melissa. These images update automatically. Hurricane Melissa, now a powerful Category 5 storm, will make a historic landfall in Jamaica early Tuesday morning. Melissa will likely end up being the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in Jamaica.

Jamaicans will spend tonight sheltering in place after Hurricane Melissa slammed the island. The storm is now heading towards Cuba, but powerful winds and heavy rain will continue to pummel Jamaica. More than 800 shelters were opened ahead of Melissa's impact, according to Jamaican officials. And some 15,000 people are in these shelters tonight.