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 ...

More aerial views of damage across Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa Local 10 got a closer look from aerial views of the destruction in Jamaica caused by Hurricane Melissa. Videos continued to surface on ...

Hurricane Melissa pulled away from Cuba on Wednesday morning, leaving a trail of devastation that stretched through Cuba’s second most populous region and Jamaica, where it was the strongest storm to ...

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead amid widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged ...

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Hurricane Melissa is forecast to bring damaging winds, flooding rains and dangerous storm surge to portions of Cuba and the Bahamas after slamming Jamaica with catastrophic flash flooding and ...

Hurricane Melissa could rank among the strongest Atlantic landfalling hurricanes on record. For comparison, Hurricane Dorian in 2019 and the 1935 Labor Day hurricane each made landfall with sustained ...

Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica on Tuesday as a monster Category 5 storm, with sustained winds topping out a 185 mph. Melissa’s eye was on track to barrel almost straight through the entire ...

Hurricane Melissa is a powerful Category 5 storm with 175 mph winds approaching Jamaica. The storm is forecast to bring catastrophic impacts to islands in the northern Caribbean. Life-threatening ...

Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica as a fierce Category 5 storm, making landfall Tuesday afternoon as one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. “This is an extremely dangerous ...

Hurricane Melissa is heading to Jamaica. The monster storm also is forecast to affect Cuba and the Bahamas. A man watches the waves crash into the walls at the Kingston Waterfront on October 27, 2025.