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THERE COULD BE MORE LANDFALLS. WELL, IT IS CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY AS THE TRACK CONTINUES TO ADJUST. BUT RIGHT NOW, THAT FORECASTED TRACK IS SUPPOSED TO BE WEST OF BERMUDA, SO NOT ANOTHER LANDFALL, ...

More aerial views of damage across Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa Local 10 got a closer look from aerial views of the destruction in Jamaica caused by Hurricane Melissa. Videos continued to surface on ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin -- and is now continuing its path of destruction ...

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to bring damaging winds, flooding rains and dangerous storm surge to portions of Cuba and the Bahamas after slamming Jamaica with catastrophic flash flooding and ...

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead amid widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba as a Category 2 storm after hitting Jamaica as a Category 5. The hurricane is not a threat to Florida or the U.S. as it moves northeast toward the Bahamas.

Editor's Note: Hurricane Melissa continues on its path. See the latest update for Wednesday, Oct. 29. Hurricane Melissa continued to wreak a punishing path of damaging winds and rain across the island ...

Hurricane Melissa made its second landfall overnight in Cuba and was bringing wind, rain and surge to the Bahamas on Wednesday afternoon. The National Hurricane Center said Melissa made its second ...