Hurricane Melissa came ashore in Jamaica Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ...
The National Hurricane Center upgraded Hurricane Melissa to 190 mph, tying it with Hurricane Allen as the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record by sustained wind speed. The storm struck Jamaica as a ...
(WGHP) – Four months after Hurricane Melissa devastated western Jamaica, the National Hurricane Center released a tropical cyclone report, upgrading Melissa’s peak sustained wind speeds to 190 mph.
A post-season analysis released Feb. 25 by the National Hurricane Center has upgraded Hurricane Melissa to a Category 5 storm, stating the storm reached sustained winds of 190 mph at peak intensity.
Hurricane Melissa, which claimed at least 95 lives last fall, got an upgrade from the National Hurricane Center in a post-season review. As the record-breaking hurricane approached Jamaica, its ...
ATLANTA — The World Meteorological Organization's Hurricane Committee has retired the name Melissa from its rotating list of storm names, the organization announced on Tuesday. The retirement follows ...