Melissa was the strongest hurricane to hit Jamaica This blog brings the latest news and developments regarding Hurricane Melissa on  Monday, October 27, Tuesday, October 28 and  Wednesday, October 29. Melissa is currently over the Bahamas , the live weather and hurricane tracking site Zoom Earth shows . Melissa was downgraded to a Category 1 storm on Wednesday afternoon but is still predicted to bring a dangerous storm surge. "Hurricane conditions, life-threatening storm-surge, and heavy