Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings, and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean island as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

Hurricane Melissa barreled through the Caribbean on Wednesday, thrashing Cuba after unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti, where at least 25 were killed.

Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm with top winds of 185mph, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

Hurricane Melissa has barrelled through the Caribbean, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti, where at least 25 people were killed.

Hurricane Melissa is grinding across eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm with top winds of 185 mph, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, before weakening and moving on to Cuba.

Hurricane Melissa regained strength on Tuesday as it moved away from Jamaica and headed toward Cuba, once again becoming a Category 4 storm. According to the US National Hurricane Center, the hurricane picked up speed over the Caribbean Sea, with maximum sustained winds reaching around 110 miles per hour, or 175 kilometers per hour.

HAVANA/KINGSTON: Hurricane Melissa roared through the Caribbean on Wednesday after pounding Cuba’s second-largest city, cutting off hundreds of rural communities, devastating Jamaica, and...

While a tropical storm warning has been discontinued for Jamaica, the country's government warned of the potential for "further flash flooding and additional landslides" through Wednesday night.