Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds, bringing record-breaking destruction, flooding, and widespread power outages across the ...

MIAMI(AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa began dumping heavy rain on Hispaniola on Tuesday as forecasters warned of a significant flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region later this week. The rains ...

After pounding Jamaica as a record-breaking Category 5 hurricane and flooding Cuba as a Category 3, Hurricane Melissa is heading toward the Bahamas as a Category 1 on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 29, ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic ...

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” category 4 hurricane on its approach towards eastern Cuba after striking Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms in the Atlantic ...

Blamed for seven deaths in the northern Caribbean as it headed toward the island, Melissa was on track to make landfall Tuesday in Jamaica before coming ashore in Cuba later in the day and then ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico(AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday as forecasters warned of significant flood risk in the northern Caribbean ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes developments on Hurricane Melissa for Tuesday, Oct. 28. For the latest news on Hurricane Melissa, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, Oct. 29. The center of ...

In the full light of day, the wreckage of Hurricane Melissa is becoming clearer in Jamaica. Crews have begun cutting trees and opening roads, and Jamaicans are now trying to come to terms with what's ...