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

Hurricane Melissa caused nearly $9 billion in damage in Jamaica, making it the costliest storm ever to hit the island-nation, according to newly released figures.

According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Homer Simpson, is a rating of 1 to 5 based on a hurricane's ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean island ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday as a Category 5 storm. It's one of the strongest Atlantic Basin hurricanes on record, with wind speeds of up to 185 mph. Photos show its impact on ...

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 ...

One week after the category 5 ‘Storm of the Century’ first hit the Caribbean, residents have been left picking up the pieces.

As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season nears its official November 30 end date, meteorologists are analyzing a bizarre ...

Catholic leaders and agencies have mobilized to help communities left devastated after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa has made landfall on Jamaica as the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean island since records were first kept 174 years ago. It is tied for the strongest ...