Hurricanes are classified on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which ranks storms based on their sustained wind speeds and estimates potential damage. The scale has five categories, ranging ...

Hurricane Melissa has joined a list of only about a dozen other Category 5 hurricanes that have made landfall in the Atlantic. The deadly Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica's southwestern coast ...

(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 ...

With hurricane season in full swing, there's a lot of talk from meteorologists about hurricane "categories." What do they mean, and what do they tell us about a storm? It turns out, a hurricane's ...

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 ...

Hurricane Melissa will quickly pass Bermuda days after its historic Category 5 landfall in Jamaica and southeast Cuba lashing, before it becomes a North Atlantic non-tropical low this weekend. The ...

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 ...

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Category 5 Hurricane Melissa set a collision course early Tuesday with Jamaica and made landfall at New Hope, Jamaica, on the island country’s southwest coast at peak strength ...

When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica on October 28, it showed just how devastatingly powerful a Category 5 hurricane can be—and then some. It will be weeks before experts can truly assess just ...

The National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. Wednesday update reported that there were many developments. Melissa became a Category 3 hurricane, before devolving to a Category 2 hurricane. Then, it was ...

The National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. Wednesday advisory reported that there were a lot of changes. Melissa became a Category 3 hurricane, before weakening to a Category 2 hurricane. Then, it was ...