Passengers at MIA speak out after leaving Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa intensifies

Several vacationers who were in Jamaica returned to South Florida on Sunday as tropical storm-force winds and heavy rain were ...

Melissa rapidly intensifying

Melissa is now a hurricane and will bring torrential rain, extreme winds, and catastrophic flooding to parts of the Caribbean ...

US citizens are evacuated as fierce Hurricane Melissa continues chaotic path towards Jamaica

As Hurricane Melissa is upgraded to a Category 4 storm, US citizens in Guantánamo Bay are evacuated as preparations for the ...

Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 4 storm as it nears Jamaica. See path.

Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 4 storm, is expected to gain force as it threatens catastrophic damage to Jamaica and other Caribbean islands. Forecasters say Melissa will reach Category 5 intensity ...
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Melissa's extreme rapid intensification; catastrophic impacts for Jamaica, Cuba

Melissa has gone through what is known as extreme rapid intensification. This is the most severe form of intensification a ...

Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forecast to bring catastrophic flooding

The slow-moving storm is forecast to reach Category 5 strength, which would be the strongest to hit Jamaica on record.