Hurricanes are measured on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which runs from Category 1 up to Category 5. According to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After ravaging Jamaica with record-shattering wind and rain Tuesday, Hurricane Melissa made its second landfall early Wednesday in ...

Melissa became a Category 3 hurricane that is expected to continue intensifying over the weekend. The hurricane was moving west at 3 mph with sustained winds of 115 mph. Life-threatening and ...

The National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. Wednesday advisory reported that there were a lot of changes. Melissa became a Category 3 hurricane, before weakening to a Category 2 hurricane. Then, it was ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Strong wind gusts at the speed of a Category 3 hurricane swept through two Colorado counties on Wednesday. Strong winds blew through the state on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands ...

The National Hurricane Center's 2 p.m. Wednesday advisory reported that Melissa strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane. It later devolved to a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds of 100 mph.

The National Hurricane Center's 11 p.m. Wednesday advisory reported that there were several developments. Melissa developed into a Category 3 hurricane, before weakening to a Category 2 hurricane.