• 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 ...

• Strongest storm this year: Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification over the weekend and has potential to continue to strengthen. The rare Category 5 has winds of 175 mph, with stronger gusts ...

(CNN) — Hurricane Melissa brought devastation and death to the Caribbean as it tore through the region as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in more than 150 years. The storm’s forceful winds ...