Hurricane Melissa is among the strongest hurricanes to have formed in the Atlantic Ocean since records have been kept, ranking as one of the most powerful storms in terms of both wind strength and ...

Hurricanes are measured many ways: death toll, in buildings destroyed, billions of dollars in damage or days of power outages. But even before any of those likely horrifying figures are known for ...

The destructive force of Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm to ever strike Jamaica, hit the Caribbean island on Tuesday with winds and rainfall unseen in the country’s recorded history. As of ...

The monster storm strengthened Tuesday before hitting Jamaica, bringing with it maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 kph). It’s the strongest Atlantic hurricane to make landfall since Hurricane ...

Hurricane Melissa caused catastrophic damage in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, and Dominican Republic. It was a high-end Category 5 hurricane, and one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall ...