When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica on October 28, it showed just how devastatingly powerful a Category 5 hurricane can be—and then some. It will be weeks before experts can truly assess just ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Several rounds of rain that will be heavy at times continue to look promising in the ArkLaTex from this Thursday through Thanksgiving Day. While we need the rain, we ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to ...

Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds. The hurricane brought significant rainfall and flooding to the island nation. Hurricane Melissa swept over the island nation ...

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 ...

Jamaica is preparing for record amounts of rain and intense winds as Hurricane Melissa intensified over the weekend. Melissa is expected to be the strongest hurricane to ever strike the island. CNN’s ...