Hurricane Melissa may be the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic basin. It has also ignited discussion about the need for a Category 6 designation.

Former Hurricane Melissa left a trail of devastation in the Caribbean as authorities surveyed damage and counted the dead.

Melissa tore through the Caribbean as one of the most powerful storms in history, slamming Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane earlier this week.

So far, the Atlantic has seen 13 named systems during hurricane season, with Erin, Humberto and Melissa reaching Category 5—the strongest rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which ...

Hurricane Melissa brought hurricane-force gusts to Bermuda overnight and will weaken as it heads north, the U.S. National ...

Hurricane Melissa was no longer on tracking maps by early Nov. 1, the first day of the final month of hurricane season.

Hurricane Melissa began to dissipate on Friday after sowing devastation across much of Jamaica, cutting off communities in ...

Melissa made landfall in southwest Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 hurricane with top winds of 295 km/h. It tied strength ...

Governor Ron DeSantis announced today the successful air evacuation of 28 Floridians who were stranded in Jamaica following ...

"Throughout my time as governor, Florida has rescued our residents from warzones and in the wake of natural disasters" ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the safe evacuation of 28 Floridians from Jamaica following the devastation of Category 5 ...

A Pevely, Missouri, family is stranded in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa made landfall on the island as a powerful Category 5 hurricane on Tuesday.