A post-season report from the National Hurricane Center has upgraded Hurricane Melissa’s intensity, ranking it among the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Melissa made landfall ...

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Hurricane Lee regained Category 3 strength late Sunday afternoon, its top winds reaching 120 mph, according to the 5 p.m. update from the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane center increased its ...

JAMAICA - Hurricane Melissa, the Category 5 storm that ripped through Jamaica and caused catastrophic damage, is now tied for the strongest hurricane to ever form in the Atlantic Ocean. The National ...

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(WGHP) – Four months after Hurricane Melissa devastated western Jamaica, the National Hurricane Center released a tropical cyclone report, upgrading Melissa’s peak sustained wind speeds to 190 mph.

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The National Hurricane Center upgraded Hurricane Melissa to 190 mph, tying it with Hurricane Allen as the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record by sustained wind speed. The storm struck Jamaica as a ...