Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica early Tuesday afternoon with estimated top sustained winds of 185 mph, making landfall in the southwestern portion of the island as one of the most powerful storms on ...
MACON, Ga. — Hurricane Melissa made its first landfall in Jamaica yesterday afternoon as one of the strongest hurricanes on record. At its peak, this is the third strongest hurricane in the Atlantic ...
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 ...