According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and ...

The storm, the strongest possible one on the Saffir-Simpson scale, will likely cause flash flooding and landslides in its ...

Now, after days of torrential rainfall and strong winds, seven reported fatalities, and with maximum sustained wind speeds ...

Melissa is the second Atlantic hurricane to make landfall with 185 mph winds. The only other storm to do so was the Labor Day ...

Hurricane Melissa has the potential to cause massive destruction as it makes landfall in Jamaica today, scientists have ...

Satellites around Earth are watching as a powerful Hurricane Melissa travels toward Jamaica.

Satellite imagery on Tuesday (October 28) showed Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm with record 180 mph (290 km/h) winds, swirling in the Caribbean near Jamaica. The Category 5 storm, the strongest ...

A Georgia Tech researcher says we may need more tools to measure the full impacts of strong hurricanes like Melissa.

Influencer Hannah Grubbs is facing criticism after posting content from her trip to Jamaica amid Hurricane Melissa. The ...

Hurricane Melissa is approaching the western coast of Jamaica, where it is expected to make landfall Tuesday as a powerful ...

Hurricane Hunters were forced to cut short their reconnaissance mission into the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Monday morning, ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) -Hurricane Melissa has developed into a Category 4 hurricane heading towards Jamaica and Cuba and ...