Hurricane Melissa has charged into the top tier of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes of all-time, and is poised to be not only the worst landfall in Jamaican history, but one of the most intense ...

Ferocious winds and torrential rain tore into Jamaica Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa made landfall, the worst storm ever to strike the island nation and one of the most powerful hurricanes on record.

November is a time to start snuggling in front of the fireplace and drink hot cocoa. Hurricane season is over, right? Not necessarily. "November is not known for its tropical activity," Dan Kottlowski ...

This past week, Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean Basin. It came on land this past Tuesday in western Jamaica as a Category 5 storm ...

Hurricane Melissa has begun its slow march towards Jamaica, and it is now one of the top 10 strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded. As of the 2 p.m. update by the NOAA National Hurricane Center, ...

Hurricane Melissa has begun its slow march towards Jamaica, and it is now one of the top 10 strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded. As of the 2 p.m. update by the NOAA National Hurricane Center, ...

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 ...

The Atlantic hurricane season is drawing to a close - one that was unlike any other in the past decade in the United States - ...

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