WASHINGTON — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in south-western Jamaica early Tuesday afternoon, packing winds of 185 mph. It was the strongest hurricane to make landfall on the island since ...

U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica Saturday as Storm Melissa reached hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean. A hurricane warning means ...

Hurricane Melissa approached Jamaica early Tuesday, a monstrous Category 5 storm packing devastating winds and torrential rains as the strongest storm ever to impact the Caribbean island. While ...

As of early Tuesday morning, Hurricane Melissa is a strong Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 175 mph and potential gusts beyond 200 mph. The hurricane is now on final approach to Jamaica and ...

Editor's Note: Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm. See the latest update for Monday, Oct. 27. Melissa intensified into a hurricane on Saturday, Oct. 25, as it continued its slow slog across ...

Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as one of the most powerful cyclones ever recorded — with the United Nations declaring the disaster “the storm of the century.” Melissa smashed into Jamaica’s ...

Jamaica is bracing for what the National Hurricane Center said would be catastrophic flash flooding and landslides caused by up to 40 inches of rain. Coverage for this live blog has ended. Follow the ...

HAVANA/KINGSTON (Reuters) -Hurricane Melissa unleashed devastation in Jamaica as the strongest storm on record ever to hit the Caribbean island nation, and roared later on Wednesday into eastern Cuba, ...

The Atlantic hurricane season produced a normal number of storms, compared to more frequent storms in recent years. But the ...