The already dangerously powerful Category 5 hurricane Melissa surged up to 180 mph maximum sustained winds with gusts over 210 mph Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, according to an update from the National ...

Hurricane hunters are specialized aviators who intentionally fly into dangerous storms to collect critical real-time weather data and conduct reconnaissance missions. They utilize robust, modified ...

Hurricane Melissa has weakened to a Category 2 storm and is expected to pass near Bermuda. The storm caused widespread destruction and dozens of deaths in Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba. Florida and the ...

This is the strongest hurricane to ever make landfall in Jamaica and is tied for the second strongest landfall in all of the Atlantic Basin! The storm is heading towards the coast around Montego Bay ...

Atlantic hurricane season recap: tropical storms, hurricanes, historical markers and records, and 2026 season dates, predictions, preparation.

Hurricane Melissa, with sustained winds of up to 185 mph and gusts of more than 200 mph, is riding the momentum of a low barometric pressure that ranks among the most powerful in recorded storm ...

The US had a rare year without a hurricane make landfall, but it saw too much extreme rainfall and flash flooding across the ...

“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 ...

• Crossing Bahamas: Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas as a Category 1 hurricane after making landfall in Cuba this morning. Cuba suffered “significant damage” from the storm and around ...

This graphic plots the tracks of all the hurricanes and tropical storms that formed in the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. No hurricanes hit U.S. soil for the first time since 2015. Brian McNoldy For ...

Hurricane Melissa is approaching Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds. A recent study suggests global warming is fueling more intense and rapidly strengthening hurricanes. Scientists have ...

Hurricane Melissa has weakened to a Category 2 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, as it barrels toward Bermuda on Thursday, Oct. 30, according to the latest update from the National ...