Don’t make foolish decisions,” encouraged Jamaica’s Minister of Telecommunications & Transportation, the Hon. Daryl Vaz, when Hurricane Melissa’s winds surged past 140 mph. His words speak to a ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and ...

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica soon. One of the most powerful hurricanes to strike the Caribbean region, Melissa has been marked as a rare Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — “Extremely dangerous” Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, bringing catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surge to the island, the National ...

A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft measured a 252-mile-per-hour gust at the ocean surface as the monster storm approached Jamaica. A NOAA hurricane hunter tracking Hurricane Melissa last month measured ...

Surveying damage from Hurricane Melissa | Tracking … Tracking the Tropics / Nov 4, 2025 / 12:05 PM CST ...

IN FLIGHT, CARIBBEAN SEA - OCTOBER 27: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) In this handout image ...

David and Mechelle Freeman are back in North Texas after being stuck in Jamaica for nearly two weeks. Mechelle, a track Olympian and gold-medal-winning coach, had gone east of Montego Bay to Falmouth, ...