When hurricanes or strong storms sweep up the United States' East Coast and meet the shores of the country's largest estuary, ...

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 ...

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa sped up early Tuesday, Oct. 28, making landfall at New Hope, Jamaica around 1 p.m., bringing catastrophic winds and flooding as the strongest storm — and only Category 5 ...

New research shows how hurricanes can wash sewage, industrial chemicals and “everything in people’s garages” into North ...

Hurricane Melissa's wind gusts reached a record-breaking speed shortly before the storm made landfall in the Caribbean last month, according to data recorded during the deadly event. The data was ...

Hurricane Melissa set a new world record for the highest wind gust ever recorded at 252 mph. The storm made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, killing at least 90 people. Melissa's path ...

Hurricane Melissa was already one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean—and now scientists have confirmed a new way it neared superlative status. Newly released data show ...

Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa wrecked western Jamaica, officials are beginning to grapple with the challenge of trying to find housing for thousands of families. Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa ...

The incredible 252 mph peak wind gust measured in Hurricane Melissa as it approached Jamaica was verified this week. That wind gust is now officially the highest wind speed ever recorded by the ...

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