See video of Hurricane Melissa generating powerful lightning storm before landfall

Hurricane Melissa, which hit Jamaica as a Category 5 with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour, could bring up to 30 inches of rain.

Morales: Human toll from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica so far just the tip of the iceberg

Direct or indirect, one excess death brought on by a storm is one too many. But it’s important to flesh this out further ...
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Hurricane Melissa Is 2025's Strongest Storm Yet, With Turbulence So Bad It Saw Off The Hurricane Hunters

Hurricane Melissa is the strongest storm of 2025. After slowly moving its way to the Caribbean, it rapidly intensified in strength to a Category 5 yesterday morning, and is soon to make landfall in ...

Hurricane Melissa Recap: Catastrophic Jamaica Category 5 Landfall; Damage From Hispaniola To Cuba, Bahamas

Its intensity at landfall appeared to tie an all-time Atlantic Basin record. But the devastation in Jamaica wasn't all ...

Lightning Flashes Within Eye of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane warnings were in effect for Jamaica as a powerful Hurricane Melissa barreled toward the island on Monday, October ...

See some of the wildest missions from NOAA's Hurricane Hunters flying into the eye of the storm

The brave men and woman onboard NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter airplanes need to remain cool, calm and collected during extreme ...