Samaritan’s Purse, the international aid agency headed by veteran evangelist Rev. Franklin Graham, has mobilized its Disaster Assistance Response Team to help Jamaicans suffering after Hurricane Melissa devastated the Caribbean island —the most powerful in the nation’s history since records began in 1851.

Melissa is among three Atlantic hurricanes to make landfall with 185 mph winds. Another storm to do so was the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935.

Melissa, now an infamous hurricane, will see its name retired by the World Meteorological Organization. It’s the third strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, the strongest observed so late in a season,

In light of the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, Disney Treasure will no longer call to Falmouth, Jamaica, on its next sailing.

Its intensity at landfall appeared to tie an all-time Atlantic Basin record. But the devastation in Jamaica wasn't all Melissa brought to the Caribbean. Here is our recap of this historic hurricane.

Gathering data from planes inside hurricanes is a dangerous game and 52 lives have been lost since operations began in 1944.

Melissa will bring heavy rain from the Mid-Atlantic to New England as it heads toward Bermuda and Canada. It leaves a trail of destruction in the Caribbean.

Hurricane Melissa is expected to weaken into an extratropical cyclone on Friday, Oct. 31, the National Hurricane Center said.