CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Hurricane Melissa underwent rapid intensification, escalating from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane by Monday, October 27th. The hurricane began as a tropical storm ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday afternoon near New Hope, Jamaica, as the strongest storm to ever hit the island nation. At landfall, Melissa was at Category 5 strength, with ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes Hurricane Melissa news for Friday, Oct. 31. For the latest news on Hurricane Melissa, please visit USA TODAY's coverage for Saturday, Nov. 1. Communities across the ...

The clean up began across Bermuda on Thursday after Hurricane Imelda swiped past the tiny British territory as a Category 2 storm, downing trees, power lines and transformers. "There has been no ...

The National Hurricane Center is tracking Hurricane Imelda and two tropical waves in the Atlantic after former Hurricane Humberto weakened late Wednesday morning. The remnants of Humberto and ...

Hurricane Franklin made landfall near the town of Lechuguillas, some 70 miles (115 kilometers) northwest of the port of Veracruz... Hurricane Franklin made landfall near the town of Lechuguillas, some ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday, its outer bands lashing the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, as forecasters warned the storm was rapidly ...

Hurricane Melissa had weakened some by Wednesday morning after hitting eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of roughly 120 mph, bringing life-threatening flooding, landslides and ...

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa was grinding across Cuba on Wednesday as a Category 2 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S.