The storm killed dozens of people and caused billions of dollars in damage when it hit Jamaica near peak strength in October 2025 ...

Maximum sustained winds with Hurricane Melissa reached an intense 190 mph early in the morning of October 28, 2025.

MIAMI — The Atlantic hurricane season, which draws to an official close on Sunday, fulfilled forecasts it would be an active year. There were 13 named storms and three Category 5 hurricanes. But, for ...

Conditions remain quiet in the tropics, with no activity expected for the next seven days. Forecasters are watching a tropical wave in the Caribbean. Hurricane season ends Nov. 30. Conditions remain ...

Hurricane season officially is still several months away, but experts are already watching for early signs of what’s ahead. What to know in Florida.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba as a Category 2 storm after hitting Jamaica as a Category 5. The hurricane is not a threat to Florida or the U.S. as it moves northeast toward the Bahamas.

Back in May, our WRAL Severe Weather Team released our forecast for a “near-average” hurricane season for 2025. At the time, we pointed to a mix of sea-surface temperature patterns and the El ...

Hurricane Melissa may not be breaking records like it was on Tuesday, as it made landfall in Jamaica as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall anywhere in the Atlantic basin. However, ...

Hurricane Melissa plowed into the island nation of Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds early Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 28, destroying homes, flooding parishes and leaving more than ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a monstrous Category 5 hurricane, bringing fierce 185 mph winds, heavy rain and flooding, life-threatening storm surge, and power ...