Deadliest Storms in History

Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica and Storm of the Century

Jamaica Was Hit by Its Worst Hurricane in History—Here’s How You Can Help the Recovery

The group is working to "to help our breadbasket parishes" and support local farmers who lost their crops and livelihoods.

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Hurricane Melissa has Jamaica bracing for worst storm in its history

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Hurricane Melissa: How Devastating Is the ‘Storm of the Century’?

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Hurricane Melissa Leaves 49 Dead in Caribbean, Churns North

Hurricane Melissa smashed through the northern Caribbean and was seen picking up speed as it churned across open ocean towards Bermuda on Thursday, leaving a trail of high winds and destruction from J...

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Hurricane death toll rises as Jamaica aid effort struggles

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Melissa Kills 25 in Haiti, Nearly 30 Total as Hurricane Batters Caribbean

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Aerial images of Black River, Jamaica reveal destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa

Few houses seem to have escaped damage at some level from the force of the winds and rain of the Category 5 Hurricane that hit the island on Tuesday.

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Hurricane Melissa death toll rises as aid struggles to reach parts of Jamaica

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Hurricane Melissa Wallops Eastern Cuba Overnight

See how Hurricane Melissa, among strongest on record, compares with historic storms

Melissa is among three Atlantic hurricanes to make landfall with 185 mph winds. Another storm to do so was the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935.

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Forecasters Had No 'Inkling' That Severe Weather Was Coming Their Way. It Was the Worst Storm to Hit in Nearly 300 Years

It has been 38 years since the Great Storm of 1987, one of the strongest storms in British history, caught the region by surprise and left 18 dead.

Jamaica Prepares For Worst Ever Storm As Melissa Approaches

Hurricane Melissa intensified to a Category 5 storm on Monday amid warnings of 'life-threatening' flooding' in Jamaica.

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October is still hurricane season: The most destructive storms in U.S. history

From Mitch and Sandy to Wilma and Hazel, deadly and destructive October hurricanes have left their mark over the decades.

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These are the deadliest hurricanes in American history

The greatest natural disaster in our country's history is the Great Galveston Storm of 1900, a Category 4 hurricane that made landfall on Galveston Island 117 years ago. The city of Galveston was completely destroyed and covered by an 8- to 16-foot storm ...