The strongest hurricane on record to make landfall over Jamaica was Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, a Category 4 hurricane, with ...

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm overnight and is expected to bring "catastrophic and life-threatening winds, flooding and storm surge" to Jamaica, forecasters say. According to ...

Jamaica is facing the full force of Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm to ever strike the island since record-keeping began in the mid-1800s. The Category 5 hurricane, packing sustained winds ...