Top 10 Worst Hurricanes

Melissa, Atlantic hurricane

Melissa is one of the most powerful hurricanes ever. Here’s how it ranks.

With sustained winds of 175 mph and a powerful central pressure of 906 millibars — among the 11 lowest on record — Melissa will go down as not only Jamaica’s strongest hurricane but among the most powerful of all time and part of an ultrarare trio in 2025.

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Monster Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

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What is the strongest hurricane ever recorded? Where Melissa places in the top 10

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Melissa Kills 25 in Haiti, Nearly 30 Total as Hurricane Batters Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa barreled through the northern Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba's second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drench...

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How Hurricane Melissa quickly became one of the most powerful landfall storms in recorded history

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Hurricane leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

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Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

A landslide blocked the main roads of Santa Cruz in Jamaica’s St. Elizabeth parish, where the streets were reduced to mud pits.

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'I haven't heard from my mum since Hurricane Melissa'

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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Brings Flooding and Catastrophic Winds to Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa Maxed Out What Scientists Thought Was Possible

Before Hurricane Melissa, the most damaging hurricane to hit Jamaica was Gilbert, which struck the island in September 1988. Gilbert was a Category 4 hurricane when it made landfall and caused tremendous damage from intense winds, storm surge and flooding. Tens of thousands were left homeless, and 49 people were killed.

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Hurricane Melissa to have 200 mph winds, it’s ‘a worst-case scenario unfolding for Jamaica’

There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said.

Detroit Free Press

October is still hurricane season: The most destructive storms in U.S. history

Ah, October: Pumpkins, falling leaves, Halloween decorations … and hurricanes? Yes, October is still hurricane season, and there have been no shortage of destructive, deadly storms in past Octobers. From Mitch and Sandy to Wilma and Hazel, memorable ...