As Hurricane Melissa storms through the Caribbean island country of Jamaica, many Brooklyn residents are watching closely, worried about their loved ones back home.

For the past few days, Brooklyn residents have been stuck watching from afar as the wind and floods inch closer to their homeland.

“It's really bad so far,” said Norman Mitchell. “ I was talking to my wife earlier on and she said all of our fruits, all of them are gone.”

“I'm a bit nervous because I have my house there that is unprotected and no one is living in it,” said the owner of Rosie’s Jamaican Cuisine.

For many, the feeling is all too familiar. Having been on the island in the midst of Hurricane Gilbert back in 1988.

“I see a lot of trees fall and roofs lift,” said Mitchell, recalling where he was in 1988. “Houses demolished, rivers swollen. This is nothing, nowhere compared to Gilbert. This is much, much more. This is global warming at its best.

“I was younger,” said Nicole Logan. “A whole entire roof from my neighbor flew off into my yard.”

Hurricane Melissa has moved to a Category 5 — meaning major devastation is expected in the life-threatening storm.

“We are worried because knowing that when it hits,” said Logan. “You don't know if you're going to be able to contact them. If they're going to have service, to know if everybody is safe.”

Across Brooklyn, community members are holding out hope.

“Jamaicans — we just have to stick together as one in the midst of this hurricane,” said the owner of Rosie’s Jamaican Cuisine. “We just have to support each other no matter what and just pray.”