Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland, ...

Hurricane Melissa is anticipated to cause significant impacts as it makes landfall in Jamaica Tuesday, bringing storm surges, flash floods, and landslides. According to a U.N. weather official, this ...

An animation depicts how Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm recorded this year, has strengthened over the past 24 hours before it made landfall on Tuesday (28 October). A graphic released by ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Hurricane Melissa is now a weaker category 1 storm and is currently sweeping through the Bahamas, bringing damaging winds, torrential rain, and dangerous storm surge.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as one of the most powerful landfalls in the Atlantic Basin since records began 174 years ago, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane made ...