A record-breaking 252-mph wind reading measured by a dropsonde launched from an NOAA Hurricane Hunter airplane during a mission into Hurricane Melissa has been verified, making it the strongest wind ...

North Carolina is using a catastrophe bond program to promote storm-resistant construction and stabilize its coastal insurance market. A grant program funded by the bonds helps homeowners install ...

Sheldon Lea Jones entered the world much like "Jumpin' Jack Flash," arriving in the midst of Hurricane Hazel on October 14, 1954, to Bill and Alice Jones in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The youngest of ...

Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, has been blamed for at least 60 deaths. The tropical Atlantic was quiet as of early November, with no new tropical cyclones expected ...

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead amid widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged ...

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Short on time? This story is for you. It's an abbreviated, text view of what's happening with Hurricane Melissa.Click here for more details. No. Hurricane Melissa is moving across the Caribbean but is ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Melissa, a powerful, Category 5 storm, made landfall around 1 p.m. near New Hope, Jamaica, as the strongest storm to ever hit the island nation. As it continues its projected ...

As of early Tuesday morning, Hurricane Melissa is a strong Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 175 mph and potential gusts beyond 200 mph. The hurricane is now on final approach to Jamaica and ...

Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica as a fierce Category 5 storm, making landfall Tuesday afternoon as one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. “This is an extremely dangerous ...