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

Melissa is now a hurricane and will bring torrential rain, extreme winds, and catastrophic flooding to parts of the Caribbean ...

Update: As of 8 p.m., Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 2 storm with winds of 100 mph about 130 miles ...

Hurricane Melissa is expected to continue to gain force as it threatens catastrophic damage to Jamaica. Latest updates.

As Hurricane Melissa is upgraded to a Category 4 storm, US citizens in Guantánamo Bay are evacuated as preparations for the ...

Melissa has gone through what is known as extreme rapid intensification. This is the most severe form of intensification a ...