Editor's Note: Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm. See the latest update for Monday, Oct. 27. Melissa intensified into a hurricane on Saturday, Oct. 25, as it continued its slow slog across ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A series of weather systems have contributed to heavy rain and dangerous surf across parts of the Southeast, especially in Florida ...

Melissa has officially become a hurricane, and it’s expected to continue to intensify during the next 24 hours. Wind shear has decreased significantly, allowing the storm to become vertically stacked; ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, multiple landslides and ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a fearsome Category 5 storm, bringing heavy floodwaters across the country's southwest and catastrophic winds that tore roofs off buildings. The ...