Tropical Storm #Melissa Advisory 8A: Hurricane Watch Now in Effect For Jamaica. Heavy Rains and Life-Threatening Flooding Expected For Portions Of Hispaniola and Jamaica Through the Weekend. hurricanes.gov

5pm EDT 24 Oct #Melissa Key Messages: 🚨Jamaica🚨A multi-day period of damaging winds and heavy rainfall resulting in catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides is likely to begin late Saturday or Sunday. There is an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge

“There is nowhere that will escape the wrath,” Principal Director at the Meteorological Service, Jamaica, Evan Thompson, warned Saturday, as Tropical Storm Melissa edges closer to the island. Read more: jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/2…

26 October 11AM EDT: Major Hurricane #Melissa is forecast to bring Life-threatening and Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in portions of Jamaica and southern Hispaniola through mid-week. For the latest information visit hurricanes.gov

Stop the rumours. Share the facts. If you see a message about a "planned JPS grid shutdown," it is FAKE NEWS. We are NOT shutting down the grid. Our plan is to keep the system operational for as long as it is safe and feasible.

🚨Save & Repost! #AForce4Good # HurricaneWatch

Stay safe. Stay strong 🙏🏾💪🏾

Mandatory Evacuation Order for Specified Vulnerable Communities.

Hurricane #Melissa Advisory 26A: Melissa Expected to Bring Catastrophic and Life-Threatening Winds, Flooding, and Storm Surge to Jamaica Later Tonight and On Tuesday. hurricanes.gov

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Power back... and gone again? We know it's frustrating. Why? Fixing one area can reveal a new fault, or crews may turn power off to work safely nearby. What to do: Please report this NEW outage in the MyJPS App. This is critical for our teams. #WeStandTogether #ReadyToRestore

The police are seeking the public’s assistance in reuniting this child with his family. He was found wandering along Border Avenue, Kingston 19 on Friday, October 31. He gave his name as Jayden McCommon. The child also told the police his mother’s surname is Thompson. Anyone

🇯🇲✈️ What began as a food drop turned into a rescue mission. The JDF Air Wing evacuated an elderly woman in need of urgent care in Spring Garden, Trelawny, while on a Hurricane Melissa relief flight. #HurricaneMelissa #JDF #JamaicaObserver #Trelawny #ReliefMission #JDFRescue

BREAKING: Airports in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago are among the 40 that will see flights cut due to the government shutdown. apnews.com/article/govern…

The public is being advised that four containers that were being stored at Porto Bello in Montego Bay, St James, which were found with compromised foods, have been discovered to be tampered with and/or gone missing from the compound. Read more: jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/2…

Jamaica is to receive a field hospital from Barbados, which is expected to arrive tomorrow, to support the country’s medical needs as part of Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts. #GLNRToday

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President Trump has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of days Americans can enter national parks for free but added his own birthday and others. abcnews.visitlink.me/CSDa2t