Members of the United Cajun Navy from Louisiana are deployed to Jamaica as the island nation braces for a catastrophic hurricane.This small group of volunteers is telling the story of one of the most ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hurricane Melissa lashed Jamaica with violent winds, destructive storm surge and relentless rainfall this week, coming ashore as one of the strongest hurricanes on Atlantic record.

MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA—An Indianapolis resident’s birthday vacation has turned into a perilous lockdown as Hurricane Melissa, a rare and powerful Category 5 storm, bears down on the island of Jamaica.

Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm, the third of the 2025 Atlantic season. This "rapid intensification," where storms quickly strengthen, is becoming more common due to ...