Melissa killed dozens in Haiti when a river burst its banks and left tens of thousands without electricity in Jamaica.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight after battering Jamaica as one of the most powerful landfalling storms in Atlantic basin history.

Hurricane Melissa roared ashore in Jamaica and swamped Cuba, leaving devastation in its wake. Here's what to know.

Melissa is an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 hurricane plowing through Cuba after the storm made a historic landfall in Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Follow for live updates.

Officials say at least 25 people have died across Haiti. In Cuba, officials report collapsed houses and blocked roads, with 735,000 people in shelters. Jamaica faces widespread power outages and communication blackouts.

Hurricane Melissa weakened to a Category 1 storm as it begins to batter Bahamas after pummeling Cuba and Jamaica. Follow DW for more.

According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Homer Simpson, is a rating of 1 to 5 based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed and its potential for significant loss of life and damage.

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 drenching Haiti,

A 34-person, 4-dog rapid assessment team was activated on Wednesday after Hurricane Melissa battered the island as a Category 5 storm.

After Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, the staggering reality of the devastation is sinking in with satellite images showing the island in total darkness. NBC’s George Solis reports for TODAY.

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