Melissa intensifies to Category 5 on path to slam into Jamaica as island’s strongest recorded storm

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. It would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851.

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Melissa intensifies to Category 5 on path to slam into Jamaica as island’s strongest recorded storm

This Week in South Florida’s Full Episode: Feb. 23, 2020

Glenna Milberg, Reporter/"This Week in South Florida" Anchor

Michael Putney

Published: February 23, 2020 at 6:31 PM

Tags: This Week In South Florida, Super Tuesday, TWISF, Primaries, Florida Voting Rights, Voting Rights, Roger Stone, Primaries 2020, Vote 2020, Election 2020

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — Local 10 News Senior Political Reporter Michael Putney, Reporter Glenna Milberg and their guests discuss Florida voting rights, Roger Stone, the Democratic primaries and the Barahona case in Miami-Dade.

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Glenna Milberg

Emmy award-winning journalist Glenna Milberg joined Local 10 News in September 1999. She hosts "This Week in South Florida", South Florida’s highest-rated, most-watched public affairs program, anchors Local 10 World News Weekends, and covers South Florida's top stories and big issues for Local 10 News.

Michael Putney

Michael Putney came to Local 10 in 1989 to become senior political reporter and host of "This Week In South Florida with Michael Putney." He is Local 10's senior political reporter.