KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm considered the most powerful on the planet this year, is barreling toward Jamaica’s coast and is set to make landfall early Tuesday morning.
The storm has Kansas City residents with ties to Jamaica watching closely, including Patrick Bogle, owner of 1VP Restaurant near 61st and Troost.
“This Melissa is crazy, it’s picking up,” said Bogle, who was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica.
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Most of Bogle’s family lives right outside Kingston, where they are preparing for the hurricane’s arrival…