Melissa's 906 mb minimum pressure makes it currently the 11th most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, just behind Hurricane Dean and Hurricane Mitch, who each were at 905 mb. The ...

At 892 mb, Melissa is the most intense landfalling Atlantic storm since the infamous 1935 "Labor Day" hurricane. Wind gusts approaching 220 mph are among the strongest *ever* recorded on Earth.

Hurricane Melissa is one of the most powerful storms the Atlantic has seen in years. The storm, which made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, Oct. 28, is packing a punch with maximum sustained winds of ...

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall on Jamaica as by far the strongest storm to hit the island since records were first kept 174 years ago.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest ever recorded in the nation's history. Melissa is tied for the strongest Atlantic-basin landfall by wind ...

Following Hurricane Melissa’s devastation, climate experts warn that warming oceans mean a future of more powerful and more ...

Melissa, now an infamous hurricane, will see its name retired by the World Meteorological Organization. It’s the third strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, the strongest observed ...

By CNN meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman and CNN’s Sana Noor Haq, Billy Stockwell and Zoe Sottile (CNN) – Hurricane Melissa’s immense power has placed the hurricane in very ...

Hurricane Melissa directly hit Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, making history as the most powerful hurricane ever to strike the island. The wind speeds were so extreme that NOAA ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with wind speeds of up to 185 miles per hour.