Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.

Hurricane Melissa began lashing Jamaica with violent gusts on Monday (October 27) as the U.S. National Hurricane Center upgraded it to a Category 5 storm packing sustained winds of 165 mph, the larges...

When Melissa came ashore it tied strength records for Atlantic hurricanes making landfall, both in wind speed and barometric pressure, which is a key measurement that meteorologists use, said Klotzba...