Hurricane Melissa is edging towards Jamaica and set to make landfall as a historic Category 5 storm, with winds of over 160 ...

The most powerful storm to hit the region since 1988 could inundate some areas of eastern Jamaica with up to 40 inches of ...

"It is more than kind of distressing because you don't know when and you don't know how," said Ewan Simpson, who lives in ...

Hurricane Melissa, now a powerful Category 5 storm, is bearing down on Jamaica and is forecast to be the worst storm in the ...

Hurricane Melissa has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm, with dangerous winds, storm surge and flash flooding expected in ...

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Satellite video show Hurricane Melissa intensifying in the Caribbean, with dramatic cloud formations and lightning flashes ...

Hurricane Melissa began lashing Jamaica with violent gusts on Monday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center upgraded it to a ...

More frequent and intense storms, sea-level rise and extensive rainfall fueled by climate change mean the island nation is ...

Hurricane Melissa is heading towards Jamaica and Cuba and is expected to bring catastrophic floods, landslides and storm ...

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa’s exceptional strength and slow pace could make it more destructive than Hurricane Gilbert, ...

As of 5 p.m. Monday, the National Hurricane Center found the hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 175 mph. The winds were ...