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Hurricane Melissa is now among the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record. The monster storm strengthened Tuesday before hitting Jamaica, bringing with it maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. It's ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwestern Jamaica, near New Hope, on Tuesday at 1 pm ET with staggeringly powerful sustained winds of 185 mph. In the National Hurricane Center update noting the ...

The monster storm strengthened Tuesday before hitting Jamaica, bringing with it maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 kph). It’s the strongest Atlantic hurricane to make landfall since Hurricane ...

Hurricane Melissa produced the highest wind gust ever recorded in the Atlantic basin at 252 mph, devastating Caribbean islands while the US mainland avoided major impacts WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — As ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The start of December marks the end of the Atlantic hurricane season. This year’s season was marked by periods of activity and lulls, and was starkly different from many seasons ...

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially concluded on Sunday, marking a year that produced 13 named storms, five hurricanes and four major hurricanes — but none of those storms made landfall in ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The Atlantic Hurricane season has ended with 13 named storm systems, marking the first time since 2015 the region has seen 13 named storms or fewer. Of the 13 storms, five ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hurricane Melissa lashed Jamaica with violent winds, destructive storm surge and relentless rainfall this week, coming ashore as one of the strongest hurricanes on Atlantic record.

NEW HOPE, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday afternoon near New Hope, Jamaica, as the strongest hurricane to ever hit the island nation — and one of the strongest storms in Atlantic ...

The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season came to an end on November 30th. Heading into the season, pre-season forecasts were calling for a near-normal amount of activity due to the transition into a neutral ...