This view from NOAA shows the inside of the eyewall of Hurricane Melissa. Facing 200 mph gusts, the hurricane hunters had to leave the storm early over concerns for crew safety. More on the hurricane: https://bit.ly/47cVFT6 | KATU News

The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, aka the "Hurricane Hunters," flew into the eye of Hurricane Melissa on Monday to collect data for the National Hurricane Center. Melissa, a powerful Category 5 storm, is bearing down on Jamaica and is forecast to be the worst storm in the island's history. http://bit.ly/3L3QTPf | ABC 7 Chicago

National Hurricane Center holds briefing on Hurricane Melissa