If it strikes Jamaica at close to full strength, it could eclipse all storms the island has experienced before.

Josh Wurman and Karen Kosiba, the researchers inside the mobile radar unit, noted the average wind inside the hurricane’s eyewall was between 90 and 100 mph; it ramped up to 145 mph during the passage of at least one of these whirls.

Jamaica is expected to be in the storm's eyewall, which refers to the band of dense clouds surrounding the eye of the hurricane. The eyewall generally produces the fiercest winds and heaviest rainfall, according to Deanna Hence, a professor of climate, meteorology and atmospheric sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Jacqueline Williams stood in disbelief at the entrance of her new home in Houston’s Sharpstown neighborhood, tears welling in her eyes.

Drone hurricane response is now standard in disasters. From Hurricane Harvey to Melissa, drones support faster recovery, safer operations.

In this episode of Kristen’s Classroom, Meteorologist Kristen Currie dives into the record books highlighting the most notable Atlantic hurricanes.

Founded in Santa Barbara in 1948 by Holocaust refugee William Zimdin, Direct Relief began as a small, personal effort to send supplies to war-torn Europe, Morain explained. “According to our history, his butler and his partner started sending relief packages from their pantry in Montecito.”

Carnival Corporation has generously donated to ensure medical supplies are available in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa.

As Hurricane Melissa roars through the Caribbean as a Category 5 storm, its winds of 160 mph and pressure near 917 millibars make it one of the most intense late-season hurricanes on record.

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Hurricane Melissa has caused widespread destruction across the Caribbean, leaving at least seven dead and thousands more displaced and in the dark. The International Federation of the Red Cross previously said up to 1.