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 ...

Thought Category 5 was as bad as a hurricane could get? Think again. As Hurricane Melissa barrels off into the Atlantic after devastating Jamaica and Cuba, some scientists say the age of Category 6 ...

As we continue to assess the toll left by Hurricane Melissa, one thing is clear: what we know so far confirms a scientific trend that has been years in the making. The ocean’s surface temperature is ...

Melissa’s sustained winds reached 185 mph at landfall in Jamaica. Only a handful of Atlantic hurricanes have reached such ...

The NHC predicts that Melissa could become a major hurricane as it skirts around Jamaica early next week. Here's how it will unfold.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm early Wednesday after bringing violent winds and heavy rainfall to Jamaica, where it made landfall as a Category 5 storm Tuesday.

According to the National Hurricane Center's 11 p.m. Tuesday advisory, Today, there were numerous changes. Melissa changed into hurricane, before turning into a Category 5 hurricane. Then, it weakened ...

According to the National Hurricane Center's 2 p.m. Tuesday advisory, Today, Melissa became hurricane before it progressed to a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 165 mph. Melissa is now ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba as a Category 2 storm after hitting Jamaica as a Category 5. The hurricane is not a threat to Florida or the U.S. as it moves northeast toward the Bahamas.

According to the National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. Tuesday advisory, Today, there were several developments. Melissa became hurricane, before turning into a Category 5 hurricane. Then, it was ...