Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, multiple landslides and extensive infrastructure damage...

Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 hurricane as it nears Jamaica, signaling a major escalation in the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

The US National Hurricane Center confirmed that a reconnaissance aircraft flew directly through the eye of the storm, capturing rare, high-intensity data as Melissa reached Category 5 strength — the m...