KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A powerful Category 5 storm, Hurricane Melissa, made landfall in Jamaica around 2 p.m. Tuesday, bringing destructive winds, torrential rain, and widespread power outages across the island.
For some in West Michigan, the storm feels personal.
Myra Atkinson, a longtime member of the Kalamazoo-based reggae band Zion Lion, says Jamaica has become her “second home.” She’s spent nearly two decades performing Caribbean music and traveling to Negril, where many of her friends live…