Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday as one of the strongest hurricanes on record in the Atlantic basin. The Category 5 storm made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with estimated ...

Hurricane Melissa is making history as one of the strongest landfalling hurricanes ever in the Atlantic Ocean. NOAA and Air Force Hurricane Hunters found that Hurricane Melissa has strengthened ...

“Dropsondes are small cylindrical devices that are used by organizations like NOAA to collect valuable information during extreme weather events like hurricanes or atmospheric rivers," an NSF NCAR ...

Deep ocean hot spots packed with heat are making the strongest hurricanes and typhoons more likely—and more dangerous. These ...

Hurricane Melissa became one of the most powerful hurricanes on record to make landfall in the Atlantic Basin. Melissa made landfall Tuesday afternoon in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope as a ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The tropics have been quiet over the past week, but recovery efforts continue in the northern Caribbean from historic Hurricane Melissa. Melissa will easily go down in the record books ...

Blamed for seven deaths in the northern Caribbean as it headed toward the island, Melissa was on track to make landfall Tuesday in Jamaica before coming ashore in Cuba later in the day and then ...

A record-breaking 252-mph wind reading measured by a dropsonde launched from an NOAA Hurricane Hunter airplane during a mission into Hurricane Melissa has been verified, making it the strongest wind ...

The Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Index reached 133, signaling "above normal" hurricane activity. For the US insurance market, the season was notable for the absence of hurricane landfalls, ...