Jamaica’s government ordered evacuations from high risk areas and shut down the country’s airports as the Category 5 storm approached on Tue...

The Caribbean storm — among the most powerful in history, with 185 mph winds — is expected to bring flash-flooding and landslides as it slow...

Melissa made landfall in New Hope as a Category 5 hurricane, the most powerful storm to ever strike Jamaica. NBC News' Bill Karins speaks ab...

Watch a live view of Hurricane Melissa making landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday (28 October).

By JUAN A. LOZANOHOUSTON (AP) — Hurricane season can be stressful for anyone near the potential path of a storm, as powerful winds and heav...

Hurricane Melissa​ is among the strongest hurricanes to have formed in the Atlantic since records were kept.

The U.S. Air Force's "Hurricane Hunters" have flown inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa, capturing eerie footage of the historic storm that...

While the government does not keep a record of the number of British nationals overseas, around 5,000 British nationals are thought to be on...

Hurricane Melissa, a rare and massive Category 5 storm and the strongest one this year, is set to make landfall in Jamaica with catastrophic...

A Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is bearing down on Jamaica, threatening to become the strongest storm ever to hit the island. The hurricane h...

Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica with 180 mph winds, threatening historic destruction. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa is close to making landfall on Jamaica as by far the strongest storm to hit the island since reco...

“There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5.” Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as its strongest storm...

Footage taken by a US Air Force Reserve crew known as the "Hurricane Hunters" shows the category five storm intensifying in the Caribbean.

Jamaica's prime minister implored residents to evacuate as Hurricane Melissa began lashing the island with violent gusts on Monday (October...