Forecasters say Melissa will unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage in Jamaica. At Category 5, the ...

Hurricane Melissa has joined a list of only about a dozen other Category 5 hurricanes that have made landfall in the Atlantic. The deadly Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica's southwestern coast ...

Category 5 hurricanes occupy the most elite status in the Atlantic Basin. One hundred years of history has shown they have preferred locations and times of year, but there are also outliers, ...

Hurricane Humberto was elevated to a Category 5 storm as it moves through the Atlantic — but a new more dangerous storm, dubbed Tropical Depression Nine, is rapidly developing and could smack the ...

Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, multiple landslides and extensive infrastructure damage ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Melissa became a major hurricane Saturday night and is on track to be a Category 5 storm near Jamaica. The 11 pm advisory from the National Hurricane Center had increased ...

Erin became the latest in a string of the strongest type of hurricanes to roam the Atlantic Ocean in recent years. When its sustained winds exploded to 160 mph on Saturday, it became the 11th Category ...