{"id":23861,"date":"2025-10-28T16:08:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/23861\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:08:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:08:06","slug":"tallahassee-man-fears-for-family-as-hurricane-melissa-nears-jamaica-landfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/23861\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee man fears for family as Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica landfall"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Hurricane Melissa, now a powerful Category 5 storm, is expected to make landfall in Jamaica Tuesday. The storm has already been blamed for at least three deaths on the island, according to the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For Tallahassee resident Ramone Anderson, the crisis feels painfully close to home. His grandmother and aunt live directly in the storm\u2019s path.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very difficult being so far from my family,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cYou can send money and you can send prayers, that\u2019s all you can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson said his grandmother has dementia and his aunt is her caretaker. Their home, he added, may not sustain the hurricane.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy grandmother\u2019s roof isn\u2019t in the greatest shape,\u201d he said. \u201cRight now, they\u2019re just hunkering down with what they have. They don\u2019t have any boards on the windows and they barely have food right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He said that getting extra water, food, and supplies on top of their daily needs wasn\u2019t possible due to their budget.<\/p>\n

Anderson has been communicating with his family through WhatsApp, but worries that worsening conditions could cut off contact through landline or wifi entirely. \u201cThere\u2019s going to be a point I\u2019m not going to be able to reach out to them,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Despite the uncertainty of the storm\u2019s outcome, Anderson says he\u2019s relying on faith to carry him through.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll I have right now is God,\u201d he said. \u201cYou hope that everything is okay, and you pray they are protected.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson said many in Tallahassee\u2019s Jamaican community are hoping for the safety of loved ones across the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

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