Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. At that strength,

Jacksonville, Fl. — THE TROPICS: The Atlantic Basin Overview: The Atlantic hurricane season is June 1st through Nov. 30th. (1) A Hurricane WATCH: Southwestern peninsula of Haiti from the border with theDominican Republic to Port-Au-Prince & Jamaica.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Hurricane Iota has battered Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast and flooded some stretches of neighboring Honduras that were still under water from Hurricane Eta two weeks earlier. The extent of the damage was unclear because much ...

There have been just three hurricanes to make landfall in the Sunshine State in November. Here's what to know about them.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The heart of powerful Hurricane Eta began has moving ashore in Nicaragua with devastating winds and rains that have already destroyed rooftops and caused rivers to overflow. And more days of rain are in the forecast. Eta is a ...

Hurricane Iota made landfall late Monday as a strong Category 4 hurricane with top sustained winds of 155 mph. The power hurricane was downgraded to Category 4 status just moments before landfall after spending most of the day as a Category 5. According to ...

That's a more common occurrence than it may seem. What is rapid intensification: Meteorologists define this as an increase in a tropical storm or hurricane's maximum sustained winds of at least 35 mph in 24 hours or less.