Melissa is one of the most powerful landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and ...

Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 4 storm in the Caribbean and is expected to strengthen further. Jamaica is under a hurricane warning, with forecasters predicting catastrophic ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa was sustaining Category 4 strength late Sunday and may get stronger while threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Melissa intensified to Category 1 and sits southeast of Jamaica, NHC reports. NHC expects Melissa to become a major hurricane and ...

Hurricane Melissa roared ashore in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope early Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 28, as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, according to a 1 ...