Hurricane Melissa is set to pummel Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since ...

People are evacuated to higher ground as US meteorologists warn of "catastrophic" conditions from the category five storm.

The most powerful storm to hit the region since 1988 could inundate some areas of eastern Jamaica with up to 40 inches of ...

The strongest hurricane on record to make landfall over Jamaica was Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, a Category 4 hurricane, with ...

The Category 5 storm is the most powerful in the Atlantic Ocean this year. The authorities in Jamaica and Cuba have issued ...

Hurricane Melissa is edging towards Jamaica and set to make landfall as a historic Category 5 storm, with winds of over 160 ...

The storm was expected to make landfall early Tuesday and slice diagonally across the island, entering near St. Elizabeth ...

Stranded vacationers on the island, which depends on tourism, used their beds to block their windows in case the powerful ...

Melissa is a deadly Category 5 hurricane and is expected to become to worst hurricane in Jamaica's history before it travels ...

Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to ...

With wind speeds of up to 175mph (282km/h), Hurricane Melissa is a category five storm - the maximum strength. It is ...