According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and ...

It also marks the first time in 20 years that three or more Category 5 hurricanes have developed over the Atlantic Basin in ...

The National Hurricane Center forecast cone has Melissa making landfall in Jamaica early Tuesday morning as a high end ...

Melissa is the fifth most intense Atlantic basin hurricane on record by pressure and the strongest to make landfall since ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Tornado warnings and watches have expired after a line of strong storms moved through southeastern ...

Storm's 185 mph winds are equivalent to EF4 tornado, threaten complete structural collapse and months-long power outages.

Hurricane Melissa has hit southwestern Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, causing heavy flooding and wind damage.

Hurricane Melissa is about to make landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, the strongest to hit the island since record-keeping started 14 years ago.