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

Hurricane Melissa made landfall near New Hope, Jamaica, on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, at 12p CST or 1 pm EST.

This special report covers the catastrophic landfall of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa in southwestern Jamaica, bringing record ...

Melissa has made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph and an estimated minimum central pressure of 892 mb, the National Hurricane Center ...

Hurricane Melissa, which hit Jamaica as a Category 5 with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour, could bring up to 30 inches ...

Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica with the strength of a Category 5 storm bringing 180 mph winds, torrential rain and flooding.

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

Hurricane Melissa churned toward Cuba's second-largest city with the force of a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday, hours after making landfall in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever cyclone ...

Members of Winnipeg’s Jamaican community were hoping for the best but bracing for the worst, as a hurricane that could bring massive devastation touched down on the island nation on Tuesday.

Hurricane Melissa is moving toward Cuba after making landfall in Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms in the Atlantic ...

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