Toledo woman stranded in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – A Toledo woman vacationing in Jamaica says she’s stuck on the island as Hurricane Melissa makes landfall, leaving her plans to return home uncertain.

Toledoan Shannon Cousino is staying at a hotel in Montego Bay in the northwest part of Jamaica. She shared video from her hotel room showing spitting rain and palm trees being whipped around by strong winds with 13 Action News.

Hotel staff advised Cousino to put her mattress against the sliding door and ride out the storm in the bathroom if conditions worsen…

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