December 6, 2025 at 2:47 am

Hurricane Melissa Was Moving In Toward Jamaica, And These TikTok Tourists Were Getting Ready To Ride It Out

by Michael Levanduski

Hurricane in Jamaica

Shutterstock, TikTok

Jamaica is a beautiful country that brings in millions of tourists each year.

When hurricane Melissa was moving in, many of those tourists couldn’t get out and had to endure the storm.

This TikToker was there on vacation and made a video showing her going into a shelter area. The video begins with her walking with her arms full of items, and saying, “Update. We are bringing all of our food, coffee, of course.”

Carrying goods to safety

TikTok/carlyegido

You can already see the clouds rolling in. The TikToker and another girl have their arms full of stuff. As they are walking down the stairs, the other girl says, “Wait, I’m about to have an issue before the hurricane begins.”

Fortunately, she made it down the stairs without falling.

Carrying goods to safety

TikTok/carlyegidoAs they bring the things into the lower shelter area and start putting them away, you can see that the shelter is mostly just a smaller house that is lower down. It doesn’t look especially sturdy.

This was a major storm that caused huge amounts of damage. Hopefully these girls were safe.

TikToker stuck in Jamacia during hurricane

TikTok/carlyegido

The caption of the video showed that they were still in good spirits. It said, “Vacation too hard. We’re stuck in Jamaica durin ga cat 5 hurricane.”

What a dangerous situation. I hope they were going to the right place to stay safe.

It seems weird that they would go down some stairs to get to the shelter area since a big danger of a hurricane is the flooding.

Watch the full video for yourself and see what you think.

@carlyeguido

vacation too hard we’re stuck in Jamaica during a cat 5 hurricane ⛈️ #melissa #update #fyp #vaction

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The people in the comments are very concerned as well.

Here is someone who wonders why they are going down to hide.

Comment 1 16 Hurricane Melissa Was Moving In Toward Jamaica, And These TikTok Tourists Were Getting Ready To Ride It Out

Here is another commenter saying they should stick to the high ground.

Comment 2 16 Hurricane Melissa Was Moving In Toward Jamaica, And These TikTok Tourists Were Getting Ready To Ride It Out

Yeah, they had a terrible storm ahead of them.

Comment 3 16 Hurricane Melissa Was Moving In Toward Jamaica, And These TikTok Tourists Were Getting Ready To Ride It Out

This is not the vacation they had planned for.

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Senior Contributing Editor, Workplace & Community

Michael Levanduski is a veteran journalist and digital culture specialist with over 15 years of professional writing and research experience. While his background spans emerging technology and complex technical subjects, Michael specializes in analyzing workplace ethics, property disputes, and viral interpersonal dynamics across modern digital forums.

Since joining TwistedSifter in 2024, Michael has authored some of the publication’s most widely read coverage on corporate policy, malicious compliance, and neighborhood relations. Rather than simply aggregating online debates, he brings rigorous research, organizational context, and an empathetic editorial voice to everyday human dilemmas—transforming raw forum discussions into insightful, highly engaging narratives.

When he isn’t covering internet culture, Michael enjoys traveling, keeping up with tech trends, and spending time with his family. Connect with Michael on LinkedIn and Facebook.