The Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and lasts through November 30. There have been 13 named storms so far this season.

New satellite imagery captures the complete devastation across Jamaica left in the wake of deadly Hurricane Melissa. With the help of satellites, we are beginning to get an understanding of just how catastrophic Hurricane Melissa was.

Hurricane Melissa's sustained winds of 185-mph become one of the two strongest Atlantic storms on record to make landfall, USA TODAY reported.

Before Hurricane Melissa hit, the government expected Jamaica’s tourism industry to grow by 7 percent this winter season and was preparing to welcome an estimated 4.3 million visitors.

The world's largest nonprofit public health organization, which focuses on addressing the HIV AIDS epidemic, will be deploying 41 pallets with critical supplies, like generators, water, toilet paper, tents, tarps, ready-to-eat food kits, feminine hygiene kits and water purification tablets.

As Hurricane Melissa neared the Jamaican coast, winds in the spiraling wall of clouds around its eye gusted to almost unimaginable speeds. How fast? Faster than most tornadoes. Faster than a race car at Daytona.