According to the NHC, the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and ...

Hurricane Melissa is currently a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph as it's "starting to accelerate northeastward over the Bahamas," the National Hurricane Center said.

Article last updated: Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, 8 p.m. ET ...

Hurricane Melissa on Monday became the third Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2025, and all of them surged up within days/ ...

Article last updated: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 1 a.m. ET ...

Hurricane Melissa is on track to pass through the southeastern islands of the Bahamas, which are sparsely populated compared ...

Now, after days of torrential rainfall and strong winds, seven reported fatalities, and with maximum sustained wind speeds ...

Melissa sets its sights on the Bahamas and Bermuda after its historic Category 5 landfall in Jamaica and major hurricane ...

And that follows Hurricane Milton last year, which was the most intense Gulf of Mexico hurricane in recorded history. And that followed Hurricane Otis the year before, which was a tropical storm about ...

The National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m. Thursday update reported that Category 2 Hurricane Melissa is in the Atlantic Ocean, ...

Melissa strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane Saturday and is expected to continue intensifying over the weekend, becoming ...

Article last updated: Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, 5 p.m. ET ...