Record-breaking Hurricane Melissa has renewed calls to amend the scale used to classify the strength of a hurricane and estimate the potential damage it could inflict when it makes landfall. Some ...

Jamaica is suffering extensive damage from the devastating force of Hurricane Melissa. It's just the second Atlantic storm ever to make landfall with winds up to 185 mph. William Brangham reports and ...

(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 Jamaica ...

Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. At that ...

A hurricane warning is in effect for the entire island of Jamaica. The National Hurricane Center is urging residents to shelter in place for the duration of the storm. Hurricane Melissa rapidly ...

Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. AccuWeather experts continue to sound the alarm over a deadly ...

Jamaica is now in the direct path of one of the strongest hurricanes the Caribbean has seen in decades. Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm early Monday morning, and it is projected ...

Hurricane Melissa approached Jamaica with 175 mph winds and a storm surge of up to 13 feet on Oct. 28. The storm’s peak intensity surpassed that of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.