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The monster storm made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane with 185 mph winds. Hurricane Melissa became one of the most powerful hurricanes on record to make landfall in the Atlantic Basin. Melissa ...

The skies over the Atlantic turned a menacing shade of gray in September 2024 as Hurricane Helene unleashed its full might. Winds exceeding 150 miles per hour tore through coastal towns, uprooting ...

Hurricane Melissa is now among the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record. The monster storm strengthened Tuesday before hitting Jamaica, bringing with it maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 ...

The storm is one of the strongest on record in the Atlantic Ocean. By Judson Jones Meteorologist and reporter From space, the eye of Hurricane Melissa, spinning in the Caribbean on Tuesday, looked ...

Around 1 p.m., Oct. 28, Hurricane Melissa made landfall over New Hope, Jamaica with intense rains and winds at 185 MPH. The storm is now tied with Hurricane Dorian in 2019 as the strongest Atlantic ...

The monster storm strengthened Tuesday before hitting Jamaica, bringing with it maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 kph). It's the strongest Atlantic hurricane to make landfall since Hurricane ...

When catastrophic Hurricane Dorian became the strongest storm ever to hit The Bahamas six years ago, submerging the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama under floodwaters, the U.S. government was among ...

Hurricane Melissa headed to eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm Wednesday after bringing violent winds and heavy rainfall to Jamaica, where it made landfall as a Category 5 storm Tuesday. Authorities ...

SEES THE SHUTDOWN WILL LAST. BUT WE BEGIN OUR 9:00 HOUR WITH BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. HURRICANE MELISSA WAS GRINDING ACROSS CUBA AS A CATEGORY TWO STORM AFTER GOING THROUGH JAMAICA AS ONE OF THE ...

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 ...