The slow-moving storm is forecast to reach Category 5 strength, which would be the strongest to hit Jamaica on record.

The storm's slow movement is expected to bring a deluge of rain to multiple countries in the Caribbean, and prolong its ...

Direct landfalls from big hurricanes are rare for Jamaica. Melissa could pummel the island as an “upper-end” Category 4 ...

A woman in Massachusetts is worried for her family in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa​ could bring catastrophic flooding to the ...

Melissa was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane as it made its way toward Jamaica and is expected to strengthen, the National ...

Authorities across the Caribbean opened shelters and evacuated residents from low-lying areas. An ‘unprecedented’ amount of ...

Melissa could progress to a Category 5 storm -- with sustained winds up to 160 mph -- before it makes landfall. The hurricane ...

A strengthening Melissa grew into a Category 4 hurricane Sunday and U.S. forecasters said it could reach Category 5 status, ...