Hurricane Melissa is predicted to become the strongest storm to ever hit Jamaica, prompting residents and visitors to prepare for the potentially dangerous conditions. Bill Thackery, who grew up in ...

KINGSTON, St. Andrew Parish (KCCI) - An Iowa native living in Jamaica described the hours she spent sheltering as Hurricane Melissa tore across the island as a powerful Category 5 storm. Hannah ...

Growing up in Jamaica, I never fully understood or appreciated the rich cultural heritage of my homeland until I migrated and gained a new perspective of what my country represented to the world. It’s ...

Seeing the devastation caused in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa is already hard to look at, and the imagery hits even harder when you know your family and friends are in its path. That's been the case ...

ONLY SEE ON WYFF NEWS FOR A SMALL GROUP FROM THE UPSTATE IS IN JAMAICA, WAITING AND HOPING TO RETURN HOME AFTER HURRICANE MELISSA. COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR FAMILIES HERE AT HOME HAS BEEN MINIMUM AND ...

In the three weeks since Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica, with destructive winds of up to 185 miles per hour, authorities have been busy addressing immediate crises and assessing the damage. The ...

• Moving on: Melissa is now centered off the northern coast of Jamaica after barreling ashore as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. It is now a dangerous Category 4 hurricane as it ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes Hurricane Melissa developments for Monday, Oct. 27. For the latest on Hurricane Melissa's approach to Jamaica, read USA TODAY's live updates for Tuesday, Oct. 28.

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — “Extremely dangerous” Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, bringing catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surge to the island, the National ...

It’s been 50 years since Godfrey Wade arrived to the United States from Jamaica at the age of 15 with his mother, moving to New […] ‘I Shed My Blood for This Country’: U.S. Army Veteran Born In ...