A mix of dry winds, a low-pressure trough, and a healthy dose of luck shielded the U.S. East Coast from the impacts of hurricanes.

Hurricane Melissa flooded southwestern Haiti before slamming into Jamaica as a Cat 5 hurricane, with sustained winds of 185 ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is sending its famed reconnaissance aircraft into a powerful storm system ...

Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm as it begins a catastrophic, multi-day strike on Jamaica with life-threatening flash flooding, landslides, destructive winds and storm surge. Melissa's ...

“Dropsondes are small cylindrical devices that are used by organizations like NOAA to collect valuable information during extreme weather events like hurricanes or atmospheric rivers," an NSF NCAR ...

Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa made landfall along the southwestern coast of Jamaica on Tuesday with dangerous wind speeds of 185 mph and life-threatening storm surge, preparing to leave a wake of ...

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 ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean island ...

The first season in a decade without a U.S. hurricane landfall also featured three Category 5 hurricanes, including Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.