The intensity of Hurricane Melissa continues to escalate, with winds now reaching 143 mph (230 km/h) and even higher gusts.

Several Caribbean islands are under hurricane watches and warnings for Hurricane Melissa, according to the National Hurricane ...

Residents in Jamaica prepared for Hurricane Melissa as it strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane on Sunday (26 October).

Officials warn many communities may not survive catastrophic floods, landslides and storm surges as winds hit 220km/h.

Hurricane Melissa strengthened Sunday into a Category 4 storm and could potentially intensify even more as it is projected to ...

Tropical Storm Melissa is effectively parked in the central Caribbean, dumping devastating amounts of rain that has soaked Haiti and Jamaica, already claimed at least three lives and destroyed one ...

Jamaica faces damaging winds and heavy rainfall Sunday and Monday that could trigger catastrophic and life-threatening flash floods and landslides.

Hurricane Melissa has formed in the Caribbean, making it the 13th named storm in the Atlantic this year, the Miami-based ...

The National Hurricane Center said Melissa is likely to reach the southern coast of Jamaica as a major hurricane late Monday or Tuesday morning.

As an island country in the Caribbean Sea, hurricanes aren't new in Jamaica. Hurricanes hovering over the island while continuously dumping rain and blasting Category 4 or 5 winds, however, are a ...

Hurricane Melissa resumed strengthening Sunday evening and remains on track to be a powerful Category 5 hurricane near ...