Josh Wurman and Karen Kosiba, the researchers inside the mobile radar unit, noted the average wind inside the hurricane’s eyewall was between 90 and 100 mph; it ramped up to 145 mph during the passage of at least one of these whirls.

"Melissa was sitting over a lot of warm water and in an area with little shear, which is a very supportive environment to form and strengthen.”

Storm's 185 mph winds are equivalent to EF4 tornado, threaten complete structural collapse and months-long power outages. Click to learn more.

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 further this morning, reaching a minimum pressure of 892 mb and maximum sustained winds of 185 mph on approach to Jamaica.

A group of Oklahomans stranded in Jamaica due to Hurricane Melissa are helping with cleanup efforts as they await their return home.

At least a dozen tornadoes caused immense damage across the Treasure Coast a year ago; rebuilding efforts continue.

The number of storms that leap from Category 1 to Category 3 or higher within 36 hours “more than doubled” over a 20-year period.

A large thunderstorm swept in from the sea and hit Florida‘s Mexico Beach early on Monday morning after warnings of a tornado threat. There was also a risk of flash flooding in the area, forecasters warned. In an X post, meteorologist Jim Cantore called the storm “dangerous” and said trailers and RVs in the area had been overturned.

Does a video posted on TikTok show Hurricane Melissa as it is making landfall in Kingston, Jamaica? No, that's not true: These clips show storms which happened around the world, some fairly recently,