WASHINGTON — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in south-western Jamaica early Tuesday afternoon, packing winds of 185 mph. It was the strongest hurricane to make landfall on the island since ...

U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica Saturday as Storm Melissa reached hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean. A hurricane warning means ...

Hurricane Melissa approached Jamaica early Tuesday, a monstrous Category 5 storm packing devastating winds and torrential rains as the strongest storm ever to impact the Caribbean island. While ...

Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as one of the most powerful cyclones ever recorded — with the United Nations declaring the disaster “the storm of the century.” Melissa smashed into Jamaica’s ...

As of early Tuesday morning, Hurricane Melissa is a strong Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 175 mph and potential gusts beyond 200 mph. The hurricane is now on final approach to Jamaica and ...

HAVANA/KINGSTON (Reuters) -Hurricane Melissa unleashed devastation in Jamaica as the strongest storm on record ever to hit the Caribbean island nation, and roared later on Wednesday into eastern Cuba, ...

Tropical Storm Melissa is crawling through the Caribbean Sea, threatening to unleash life-threatening flooding and mudslides across parts of the region later this week. It's proof this year's Atlantic ...

Hurricane Melissa, with sustained winds of up to 185 mph and gusts of more than 200 mph, is riding the momentum of a low barometric pressure that ranks among the most powerful in recorded storm ...

On Oct. 27, the storm had wind speeds of 185 mph and a central pressure of 892 mb when it was about 45 miles southwest of Jamaica. It would go on to become the most powerful storm at landfall, tying ...

Hurricane Melissa is a Category 2 hurricane on a northeastern path over the Atlantic Ocean after crossing western Jamaica, eastern Cuba and the Bahamas. It is tied for the strongest hurricane landfall ...