The center of Hurricane Charlie skirted the southern coast of Jamaica on the night of Aug. 17, 1951, before it made landfall ...

Melissa is among three Atlantic hurricanes to make landfall with 185 mph winds. Another storm to do so was the Labor Day ...

Although Jamaica has been hit by many hurricanes, a storm stronger than Category 3 has never made landfall on the island.

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has made landfall already in Jamaica and Cuba, as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make ...

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa’s exceptional strength and slow pace could make it more destructive than Hurricane Gilbert, which hit Jamaica in 1988 ...

Jamaica's central location in the Caribbean, the island has never recorded a direct landfall from a Category 4 or 5 hurricane, according to records from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) dating back ...

The heart of Jamaican life centers around its history of resilience. Here's 7 facts about life, culture and history in ...

Melissa is only the fifth Atlantic hurricane on record to achieve sustained winds of 185 m.p.h. or greater, joining the Labor ...

Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. Some say that it resembles Hurricane Gilbert in 1988.

Hurricane Melissa is set to slam into Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm early Tuesday — and barrel into the history ...

Some areas in eastern Jamaica could see up to 40 inches of rain while western Haiti could get 16 inches, according to the ...

Melissa is strengthening before landfall, is now a 180 mph Category 5, and one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Follow for live updates.