Hurricane Melissa Slams Into Jamaica as Category 5 Storm

Hurricane Melissa is expected to produce catastrophic floods, life-threatening storm surge and heavy infrastructure damage in ...
New York Post

Hurricane Melissa expected to stengthen into Cat 5 storm as its path heads for Jamiaca

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm Saturday evening, with winds reaching 140 mph as it barrels towards Jamaica and other Caribbean Islands. Heavy rainfall, flash floods, and ...
NPR

Why Hurricane Melissa's intensity and slow-moving speed are a recipe for disaster

A powerful hurricane is barreling toward Jamaica with anticipation that it will be the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean island in modern history. Hurricane Melissa began rapidly intensifying over ...
The New York Times

Hurricane Melissa’s Wind Speeds Doubled in Less Than a Day

When Melissa grew from a tropical storm into a powerful Category 5 hurricane, it became the fourth of this year’s five Atlantic hurricanes to undergo what hurricane experts call “rapid intensification ...