Hurricane Mellissa will go down in history as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Caribbean. For Jamaica, it ...

Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness and other officials ... but the well-timed systems also are part of a weather pattern that's forecast to help spare the mainland U.S. from any direct impacts ...

Melissa is forecast to move off the northern coast of Cuba on Wednesday morning as it heads towards the Bahamas. It is expected to pass through the Bahamas as a Category 2 storm in the afternoon. A ...

Melissa remains a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 175 mph as of 11 p.m. ET, according to the National Hurricane Center. However, the minimum central pressure of the storm has decreased slightly, ...

As Jamaica faces a catastrophic Category 5 storm, federal budget cuts could make it harder for forecasters to track systems like Hurricane<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...