ORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Melissa has secured its place in weather history after making multiple destructive landfalls across the Caribbean, becoming one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Climate change increased Hurricane Melissa’s maximum wind speeds by 7% and made rainfall 16% more intense, ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba as a Category 2 storm after hitting Jamaica as a Category 5. The hurricane is not a threat to Florida or the U.S. as it moves northeast toward the Bahamas.

In the last 25 years, a total of 10 major hurricanes have lashed the island. “Cuba is right in the center of things,” a weather historian said. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The Times’s ...

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 ...

ORLANDO, FL – Hurricane Melissa has delivered devastating impacts to Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas over the last few days, and now it’s finally moving out of the Caribbean. As of Thursday, it ...

Conditions remain quiet in the tropics, with no activity expected for the next seven days. Forecasters are watching a tropical wave in the Caribbean. Hurricane season ends Nov. 30. Conditions remain ...

NEW ORLEANS -- With six to 11 named storms predicted, this year's hurricane season may be slower than average - but officials say that's no reason for Atlantic and Gulf coast residents to rest easy.

A record-breaking 252-mph wind reading measured by a dropsonde launched from an NOAA Hurricane Hunter airplane during a mission into Hurricane Melissa has been verified, making it the strongest wind ...

Hurricane Melissa set a new world record for the highest wind gust ever recorded at 252 mph. The storm made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, killing at least 90 people. Melissa's path ...