Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica as a Category 5 storm Tuesday morning, with winds reaching 175 mph and causing catastrophic rainfall. It is now the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the country.

JAMAICA - Millions of people across Jamaica are hunkering down and praying for safety from Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on Tuesday around 1 p.m. with winds of 185 mph. UPDATE ON JAMAICA ...

At first light on Wednesday, the coastal communities of southwestern Jamaica bore the devastation of being in the direct path of Hurricane Melissa, as images emerging from the area show numerous homes ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago. Hours ...

Hours after Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica’s southern coast as one of the strongest storms on record, it slammed into eastern Cuba as a Category 3 early Wednesday. The storm has left ...

Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica as a Category 5 storm and has since impacted Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm on ...

Kansans stuck in Jamaica are riding out one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, with a Hutchinson native describing his emotions as a rollercoaster and hotel staff telling him that if they ...