An aerial view shows destroyed buildings following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. As a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Melissa left a path of destruction across ...

Powerful hurricanes have shaped coastal communities for centuries, leaving behind destruction that can alter entire regions.

Hurricane Milton is approaching Florida as a Category 4 storm with sustained maximum winds of around 155 mph. It is expected to weaken before it hits, likely becoming a strong Category 3 at the time ...

Hurricane Melissa intensified Tuesday as it crawled toward Jamaica, where officials and residents braced for catastrophic winds, flash flooding and landslides from the Category 5 storm, one of the ...

Hurricane Melissa roared ashore in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope early Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 28, as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, according to a 1 ...

El Niño is typically associated with a less active hurricane season but damaging storms do hit regardless of its ...

Here's a look at the most powerful storms to hit the US mainland. Few weather events can cause as much damage and destruction as hurricanes. From Andrew to Katrina, the memories remain of communities ...

For many Americans, the holiday season hustle and bustle is all-consuming, and Hurricane Melissa was a distant disaster that is out of sight and out of mind, but for others, it hit home. Although he ...