Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

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 has made landfall in Jamaica, bringing winds of up to 185mph - making it officially the strongest storm on ...

Melissa's winds tied records for the strongest Atlantic storm on landfall. The storm is expected to move toward Cuba, where authorities have prepared for evacuations.

The Bay Area's Jamaican American Community Organization and local Jamaican business owners kept close to their phones Tuesday ...

Valley residents who couldn’t find flights home in time are riding out one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in ...

Oniel Smith, owner and chef of House of Dutch Pot near Durango Drive and Flamingo Road, said he has been in constant contact ...

Videos emerging from Jamaica show flooded streets, collapsed buildings, and hospital roofs torn off as Melissa's winds ripped through coastal communities.

Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm.

Hurricane Melissa's winds, flooding, and storm surge are expected to leave a historic mark in the Caribbean. Here’s what the ...

WELL, JUST ABSOLUTELY HISTORIC DAY UNFOLDING IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA AS WE’RE STILL KEEPING A VERY CLOSE EYE ON MAJOR HURRICANE ...

Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful storm systems to ever make landfall in the Atlantic basin, has reached Jamaica.