This year’s Atlantic hurricane season will feature below-average tropical activity, according to a weather report National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noa). The agency announced on Thursday that the decrease in storm activity is driven by the El Niño phenomenon, which is expected to appear soon and continue throughout the season. The Atlantic hurricane season begins … Read more
Instagram/@bustarhymes Busta Rhymes, the amazing rapper and donor, made it very clear how he felt about the whole process after visiting Jamaica and doing charity works there. He didn’t only appreciate the hurricane relief supporters but also the courageous and steadfast Jamaican people. The post-Hurricane Melissa mission was a great pleasure and a source of … Read more
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The official hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin ends on November 30, but should we expect any new storms before the season ends? 2025 hurricane season So far this year, we have had 13 named storms in the Atlantic, including 5 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes (Category 3+). Tropical Tracker: Timeline for … Read more
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba – People across the northern Caribbean were recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as the death toll from the catastrophic storm rose. The sounds of large machinery, the whir of saws and the chopping of machetes echoed throughout southeastern Jamaica, as government workers and residents began clearing roads … Read more
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica with violent winds, damaging storm surge and torrential rain this week, coming ashore as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record in the Atlantic Ocean. Here’s a look at some other notable storms that Melissa is joining the record books. Lowest pressure The hurricane with the lowest … Read more
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm.After the defeat of JamaicaAs one ofThe strongest Atlantic hurricanes on recordThe US National Hurricane Center said. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated to shelters in Cuba. A hurricane warning … Read more
Kingston, Jamaica — Torrential floodwaters lashed southwestern Jamaica, winds tore off roofs of buildings and toppled boulders on roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Landslides, downed trees and several power outages were reported, as Melissa hit with winds of 185 … Read more
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to hit the island since record keeping began 174 years ago. The storm is expected to make landfall early Tuesday and cut diagonally across the island, entering near St. Elizabeth Parish in the south … Read more
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa strengthened to Category 5 on Monday as it approached Jamaica with up to 30 inches (76 cm) of rain and life-threatening storm surge. Melissa is expected to make landfall on the island on Tuesday and transit Cuba and the Bahamas until Wednesday. The US National Hurricane Center in Miami … Read more
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hurricane Melissa is currently a major Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean Sea, and is expected to strengthen into a Category 5 storm in the next few hours (as of 3:30 p.m. Sunday). Tropical Tracker: Hurricane Melissa is now a major cat. 4 Hurricane near Jamaica.Melissa continues to move slowly west at … Read more