Hurricane Melissa strengthened overnight and became a powerful Category 5 hurricane on Monday as it neared Jamaica, which ...

The hurricane center said in a 5 a.m. ET advisory on Oct. 27 Melissa was located about 130 miles south-southwest of Kingston, ...

Melissa is the fifth most intense Atlantic basin hurricane on record by pressure and the strongest to make landfall since ...

Hurricane Melissa is the strongest storm to hit Jamaica. While not expected to hit the U.S., DMV residents may wonder if ...

Melissa is a Category 5 storm with sustained wind speeds of 185 mph (295 kph). It was expected to slice diagonally across the ...

Hurricane Melissa is intensifying as it moves toward Jamaica. It is now a Category 5 storm, and could be the strongest ...

Hurricane Melissa is expected to continue strengthening and become a Category 5 hurricane, according to the NHC, Saturday, ...

Jamaicans braced for impact on Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa neared landfall, threatening catastrophic storm surges, flash ...

Forecasters say Melissa will unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage in Jamaica. At Category 5, the ...

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a powerful Category 5 hurricane early Monday morning as it tracked toward Jamaica.