A strengthening Melissa grew into a Category 4 hurricane Sunday and U.S. forecasters said it could reach Category 5 status, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in ...

Jamaican officials warned Sunday that some communities may not survive “catastrophic” flash floods as Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 4 storm, inched slowly toward the island ...

The storm's slow movement is expected to bring a deluge of rain to multiple countries in the Caribbean, and prolong its ...

A very powerful Hurricane Melissa left a trail of devastation through Jamaica Tuesday afternoon as one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic.

The death toll across Jamaica is expected to rise, but Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S.

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica with 175 mph winds, up to 40 inches of rain, and life-threatening surge, posing ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica(AP) — Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean island ...

• Storm on the move: Melissa is now a Category 2 hurricane after making landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 storm, and is currently moving over the country causing severe flooding. It earlier devastated ...

• Moving north: Melissa made landfall in Cuba early Wednesday as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 hurricane, after devastating Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. For ...