A winter storm will bring severe weather across Hawaii beginning on Thursday, with impacts expected until Saturday morning.

The storm hit 75 mph winds to attain hurricane status on Saturday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said. A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when its winds reach 74 mph. Melissa is set to become a major hurricane before the end of the weekend.

An upper-level disturbance is currently positioned north of Kauai and Oahu, increasing the chance for showers and rainfall over the entire state.

Meteorologists warned of a rare low-pressure system that will bring heavy rainfall, strong winds, and snow to Hawaii's summits.

The hurricane center said in a 5 a.m. ET advisory on Oct. 27 Melissa was located about 130 miles south-southwest of Kingston, Jamaica with maximum sustained winds near 160 mph with higher gusts. Jamaican officials have evacuated low-lying areas and opened hundreds of shelters in preparation of "life-threatening" storm conditions.

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Hurricane Melissa barreled into Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with some of the fastest winds and strongest intensities ever recorded. The storm blew through the Caribbean island’s southwestern coast,