Louisville couple stuck in Jamaica as catastrophic Hurricane Melissa makes landfall

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – As Jamaica faces the impact of a historic Category 5 hurricane, a Louisville couple had no choice but to hunker down in a resort room and ride out the storm.

Johni Ison and Courtney Aleen watched conditions deteriorate rapidly from their resort room. Before 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, they could still see the ocean from their window.

“You can barely see the ocean anymore,” Ison said. “You could see it pretty good earlier, but it’s getting a little bit worse. We have a lot of trees that are blowing down.”…

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