Hurricane Melissa has joined a list of only about a dozen other Category 5 hurricanes that have made landfall in the Atlantic. The deadly Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica's ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in western Jamaica on Tuesday afternoon as a monster Category 5 hurricane with 185 mph winds.

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 ...

(NEXSTAR) — Hurricane Melissa has become one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, reaching the rare strength of Category 5 on Monday. The “extremely dangerous” storm has its sights on ...

Hurricane Melissa is expected to hit Jamaica later on Tuesday with sustained winds exceeding 280 km/h. Follow our live coverage.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research has confirmed that a 252-mph wind gust was measured in Hurricane Melissa, ...