Maryland Del. Jheanelle Wilkins and members of the state’s Jamaican community are organizing relief efforts after Hurricane Melissa, a historic Category 5 storm, devastated the island with

Callete Moultin, a Jamaican resident currently in the U.S. on a visa, was supposed to return home this week, but the hurricane altered her plans. "Please, please stay indoors and trust God because God can do the impossible," Moultin urged her family back home.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a Category 5 storm, slamming into Jamaica, leaving Houstonians with ties and loved ones on the island watching from afar nervously.

The Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, has said the Caribbean island has 'no infrastructure' which can withstand the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.

"Melissa is expected to bring 15 to 30 inches of rain to parts of Jamaica, with storm totals possibly reaching 40 inches. Catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides are likely," the embassy's weather warning said on Monday, Oct. 27, the day before the storm made landfall.

Hurricane Melissa caused widespread devastation when it made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane on Tuesday.

Arizona residents feel the impact of Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica, including those trapped on the island and others concerned for relatives.

As Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the island nation, only a fraction of residents have headed to evacuation centers.

NBC News' Tom Llamas spoke to Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness about the current state of the county as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall and how residents are being impacted.

Melissa made landfall on Jamaica's southwestern coast around midday Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, with sustained winds of 185 mph, making it the strongest hurricane of the Atlantic season to date and the most powerful hurricane to ever hit the island.

The historic British fashion brand has announced that Jamaican-British designer Grace Wales Bonner will take over for their men's collections.