Hurricane Melissa set a new world record for the highest wind gust ever recorded at 252 mph. The storm made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, killing at least 90 people. Melissa's path ...

Hurricane Melissa, with sustained winds of up to 185 mph and gusts of more than 200 mph, is riding the momentum of a low barometric pressure that ranks among the most powerful in recorded storm ...

“Dropsondes are small cylindrical devices that are used by organizations like NOAA to collect valuable information during extreme weather events like hurricanes or atmospheric rivers," an NSF NCAR ...

Human-caused climate change boosted the destructive winds and rain unleashed by Hurricane Melissa and increased the temperatures and humidity that fueled the storm, according to an analysis released ...

Hours from landfall, Hurricane Melissa is also slow moving like Hurricane Harvey in 2017, which could mean catastrophic flooding. By Judson Jones Reporter and meteorologist Hurricane Melissa is only ...

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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 ...

In the business of hurricanes, it only takes one to make it a bad year. In 2025, the bad one was most certainly Hurricane Melissa, which tore across Jamaica in late October, devastating the island.

Here in Oklahoma, we know severe weather all too well. Tornadoes, hail, and strong spring storms are part of our landscape. But another type of severe weather—hurricanes—can sometimes reach us too, ...

National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists have issued a slew of urgent weather alerts, including hurricane-force wind and high wind warnings, as a strong storm pummels the Northern Gulf of Alaska ...