Hurricane names are typically retired and removed from prepared lists because "a storm is so deadly or costly that the future ...

Hurricane Melissa may be the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic basin. It has also ignited discussion about the need for a Category 6 designation.

Some might think the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale is basically the same as the original Fujita (F) Scale, but Big Country ...

“Melissa is moving unusually slow – reportedly at 2–5 miles per hour – which means that it became particularly intense before ...

Hurricane Melissa’s powerful winds and drenching rains devastated Jamaica. But is its wrath a sign that we need a new ...

Hurricane Melissa, a catastrophic Category 5 storm, has just made landfall in western Jamaica ... is producing impacts ...

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

Tropical Storm Melissa has begun dumping rain on Hispaniola as forecasters warned of a flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region this week.

KINGSTON – Hurricane Melissa was sustaining Category 4 strength late Sunday and may get stronger while threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica ...

Melissa is expected to strengthen into a Category 5 storm. Melissa strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane Saturday and is expected to continue intensifying over the weekend, becoming a Category 5 ...