Hurricane Melissa threatens several Caribbean islands, challenging disaster responders

Hurricane Melissa’s rapid intensification and its projected torrential rain are highlighting the problems for emergency responders who will have to deal with crises on several Caribbean islands ...

Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa, winds now at 175 mph, nears catastrophic strike on Jamaica

As of 5 p.m. Monday, the National Hurricane Center found the hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 175 mph. The winds were ...
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Hurricane Melissa threatens to unleash record destruction on Jamaica

Brutal winds and torrential rain battered Jamaica on Monday as Hurricane Melissa, a slow-moving Category 5 storm, neared the ...

Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as possibly the island’s strongest recorded storm

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where ...

Jamaica braces for 'catastrophic' impacts from 175-mph Hurricane Melissa: Updates

Hurricane Melissa has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm, with dangerous winds, storm surge and flash flooding expected in ...