The prime minister ordered mandatory evacuations as officials braced for tens of thousands to be displaced. Three people were killed and 13 others injured during preparations for the storm, the health ...

A lifelong resident of St. Bernard Parish, a community just east of New Orleans, Aguilar lost everything during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Nearly three years later, like ma ...

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica Tuesday, bringing severe winds and flooding. For survivors, the dangers don’t end when the storm passes — hidden hazards like mold, structural ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight after battering Jamaica as one of the most powerful landfalling storms in ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm Tuesday afternoon, with winds stronger than Hurricane Katrina. Officials in Jamaica warned that progress on recovery and cleanup ...

JAMAICA - Millions of people across Jamaica are hunkering down and praying for safety from Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on Tuesday around 1 p.m. with winds of 185 mph. UPDATE ON JAMAICA ...

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 ...

In this week’s episode, our meteorologists look back at Hurricane Katrina and recount our stories of what we saw from ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes news on Hurricane Melissa for Wednesday, Oct. 29. For the latest on Hurricane Melissa, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, Oct. 30. Hurricane Melissa weakened ...