Watch a live view of Hurricane Melissa making landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday (28 October). The storm, which is the most powerful recorded this year, is expected to bring with it up to 40 inches of rain and “life-threatening storm surges” that could peak 13ft above ground level.

As Hurricane Melissa crosses over Jamaica with record-breaking winds and rain, these webcams show what happens as long as power holds out.

John Morales, a meteorologist with NBC affiliate WTVJ, couldn’t contain himself when he learned the latest barometric pressure of the eye of the approaching hurricane — an indicator of how strong a storm will be — as seen in a clip shared on TikTok.

Watch Jamaica live webcams capture Hurricane Melissa's landfall. Live webcam video as tropical storm nears Kingston, Montego Bay, Treasure Beach and more.

Several live cam videos captured the storm's impacts as it barreled onshore on Tuesday. The brunt of the impacts is being felt in St. Elizabeth Parish, the southwestern part of the island, where Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 storm.

Hurricane Melissa, a devastating Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph as of Monday morning, Oct. 27, is nearing Jamaica.

Seven live video feeds from locations all over Jamaica. Whatever the original purpose may have been, any live video feed can become a valuable resource.