Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a monster Category 5 storm early Monday, Oct. 27, as it churns slowly through the Caribbean.

The storm hit 75 mph winds to attain hurricane status on Saturday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said. A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when its winds reach 74 mph. Melissa is set to ...

Special note about spaghetti models: Spaghetti model illustrations include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created equal. The Hurricane Center uses only the top four or five ...

Melissa will pass through the Bahamas on Wednesday afternoon. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - At Boswell’s Jamaican Grill in Mid-City on Tuesday, the television was locked on coverage of Hurricane Melissa and the devastation the Category 5 storm was projected to unleash on ...