Ferocious winds and torrential rain tore into Jamaica Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa made landfall, the worst storm ever to strike the island nation and one of the most powerful hurricanes on record.

Hurricane Melissa intensified Tuesday as it crawled toward Jamaica, where officials and residents braced for catastrophic winds, flash flooding and landslides from the Category 5 storm, one of the ...

Rita Hilton, who has lived in Jamaica for 60 years, works with the McLaughlins and helps farmers export their crops. She ...

Caught on video, Mount Washington in New Hampshire experienced a wind gust that exceeded 100 mph Tuesday morning. Shortly ...

Hurricane names are typically retired and removed from prepared lists because "a storm is so deadly or costly that the future ...

Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever, caused devastation in the Caribbean, killing at least 34 people. The storm made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday with wind speeds of ...

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 ...

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica Tuesday, bringing severe winds and flooding. For survivors, the dangers don’t end when the storm passes — hidden hazards like mold, structural ...

Hurricane Melissa ripped a path of destruction through Jamaica after making landfall as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record today, lashing the is ...

There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said.