Category 5 Hurricane Melissa sped up early Tuesday, Oct. 28, making landfall at New Hope, Jamaica, around 1 p.m., bringing catastrophic winds and flooding as the strongest storm — and only Category 5 ...

Hurricane Melissa is the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in Jamaica. Before Melissa, the most destructive hurricane in Jamaica was Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. Eight-time Olympic medalist ...

WASHINGTON — Hurricane Melissa has officially made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm. The monster storm made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with 185 mph winds, the U.S.

Jamaica’s prime minister has warned that his island is a “disaster area” after Hurricane Melissa ripped a path of destruction on Tuesday. The storm, one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, made ...