At 5 p.m., Melissa was located about 80 miles south of the Central Bahamas. Melissa is not expected to make landfall in Florida or the U.S. The powerful storm made landfall on Jamaica Tuesday morning and on Cuba early Wednesday morning. It's expected to move across the Bahamas later today and pass near Bermuda late Thursday.

The National Hurricane Center is keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane.

A torrential storm pummeled parts of Central Florida on Monday, leaving neighborhoods flooded, and many reminiscing on a horrifying 2022 hurricane.

Melissa is not expected to make landfall in Florida or the U.S. The powerful storm made landfall on the island nation of Jamaica Tuesday morning. At 5 p.m., Melissa has maximum sustained winds of 145 mph, with higher gusts. Melissa is a dangerously powerful Category 4 hurricane.

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to undergo rapid intensification and grow into a powerful Category 4 hurricane by early next week.

CBS News Miami has been in touch with families living through the aftermath, including Marvin Edwards, who rode out the hurricane in Montego Bay.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters have spent the past week diving into the eye of Melissa — a storm of historic ferocity — to gather life-saving data. But the government shutdown means they aren’t getting a paycheck.