Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds Tuesday, was a beast that stood out as extreme even in a record number of monster storms spawned over the last decade in a ...

When Melissa came ashore, it tied strength records for Atlantic hurricanes making landfall, both in wind speed and barometric pressure, a key measurement used by meteorologists. Hurricane Melissa, ...

It achieved 'extreme rapid intensification'— gaining at least 58 mph over 24 hours Video grab courtesy of a SeeJamaica CCTV camera shows downtown Kingston on October 28, 2025 as Hurricane Melissa ...